New services at Ferrell Hospital and clinics for routine care and COVID-19 assessment

Ferrell Hospital has developed several new options for patients to receive care for routine health issues, as well as any COVID-19 concerns.

These new services help protect both patients and health care workers.

<h3 class="breakHead">Hospitality Hours for Well Patients</h3>

Hospitality Hours offer a variety of benefits to our well patients including preferred parking, in-car registration, no in-lobby waiting, and results in MyChart.

Hospitality Hours will be available 7 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday at Ferrell Hospital.

Services available include: routine/wellness labs, radiology services such as imaging, mammogram, bone scan, etc., and/or cardiopulmonary testing such as pulmonary function tests and EKG.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (618) 297-9965.

<h3 class="breakHead">Virtual Visits</h3>

Virtual Visits via Google Duo and/or telephone calls will be available for medication refills, follow-up visits, lab follow-ups, and management of chronic conditions such as hypertension, COPD, congestive heart failure, etc. Participating clinics include Ferrell Hospital Family Practice, Carmi Family Medicine, Eldorado Family Medicine, and McLeansboro Family Medicine. For more information or to schedule an appointment, clinic contact information is below.

<h3 class="breakHead">Convenient Care in Your Car</h3>

Convenient Care in Your Car allows patients to remain in their cars while being examined by Ferrell Hospital providers. This service, for both acute and chronic care needs, will be available at:

Eldorado Family Medicine with Joey Jackson, MD and Luke Hall, MD

Ferrell Hospital Family Practice with Dr. Nate Oldham, MD, and Casey Carlile, NP

McLeansboro Family Medicine with Mike Davenport, NP, and Amy Allen, NP

<h3 class="breakHead">Respiratory Tents</h3>

Respiratory Tents have been established as an extension of Ferrell Hospital Family Practice and Carmi Family Medicine.

Patients with symptoms of cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, and/or runny nose will be seen by a member of the Ferrell Hospital Family Practice or Carmi Family Medicine team in the tent setting outside of the clinics

<h3 class="breakHead">Patients with COVID-19 Symptoms</h3>

Nurse Triage Line

Anyone experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath, fever) should call the nurse triage line at (618) 273-2275 to speak with a nurse and to schedule a free virtual COVID-19 screening appointment with one of our providers.

For more information on any of the above services, or to schedule an appointment, patients can contact their local Ferrell Hospital Clinic:

Ferrell Hospital Family Practice, (618) 297-9665

Eldorado Family Medicine, (618) 297-9660

Carmi Family Medicine, (618) 380-9321

McLeansboro Family Medicine, (618) 643-2835

For more information about COVID-19 and Ferrell Hospital response and preparation efforts, please visit www.ferrellhospital.org, and click the COVID-19 coronavirus information bar across the top.