Effective Oct. 3, a Fort Madison Walk-in Clinic to be renamed. Here's what to know.
FORT MADISON — Effective Oct. 3, Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center's Walk-in Clinic in Fort Madison will be known as Urgent Care.
The reason for the change is that urgent care is a more affordable alternative to emergency care if the injury or illness is not life-threatening, SEIRMC said in a press release.
The urgent care clinic, located in Suite 120 on SEIRMC's Fort Madison Campus at 5409 Avenue O, is suitable for sudden health conditions when you can't wait for an appointment or when other clinics are closed.
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Appointments are not required, and laboratory and x-ray services are available.
“Our Walk-In Clinic has been providing care for a variety of conditions and offering laboratory and X-ray services for many years,” said Chad Zeleny, director of SEIRMC Fort Madison physician services. “We are changing the name and expanding hours to align with the hospital’s two other urgent care clinics.”
These clinics are located at 1321 S. Gear Ave., West Burlington, and 3285 Main St., Keokuk. The hours for all urgent are clinics are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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