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IVCH Consolidating Walk-in Clinic Services

PERU- Illinois Valley Community Hospital is consolidating its walk-in clinic services.
Beginning January 8, the IVCH CareToday walk-in clinic located next to the Illinois Valley YMCA in Peru will more than double the number of hours it is open weekdays, receiving patients 12 hours a day from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. instead of 5 hours a day as the clinic is doing now when it opens at 4 p.m. CareToday’s weekend hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will remain the same.
At the same time, IVCH will close its FastCare walk-in clinic at the Peru Walmart January 31.
“Patients new to CareToday will notice that it offers more services than FastCare and can treat more serious illnesses and injuries besides dealing with the minor ailments FastCare specializes in.
CareToday also has x-ray services, something FastCare does not have,” said Tommy Hobbs, IVCH chief executive officer.
“FastCare was our area’s first retail walk-in clinic when it opened in 2010 and filled a need at the time,” said Hobbs. “That need is no longer there now that CareToday is doubling its hours. Patients who need medical care when their own doctor’s office is closed or they can’t get a same day appointment will like CareToday’s expansion of hours.”
A new physician who will be working exclusively at CareToday is joining the IVCH medical staff. Rahul Sampat, MD, is coming to Peru from the OSF PromptCare clinic in Ottawa. A 2007 graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine, Dr. Sampat is board-certified in family medicine.
Other physicians on the CareToday medical team include Lucille Damasauskas, MD; Kara Fess, MD; and Kelly DeBoer, MD.
Payment for CareToday services can be made by presenting an insurance card or a credit card. Patients who are insured by the state’s Medicaid system are also welcome.
CareToday’s address is 310 Walnut Street in Peru. The clinic is located on the second floor of the IVCH Center for Physical Rehabilitation and Aquatics, which is adjacent to the Illinois Valley YMCA.

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