Take Care Health Systems and Walgreens Open Four New Health Corner Clinics in Chicago Area and Kick Off National Influenza Vaccination Week From Nov. 27 to Dec. 3
Posted on: Sunday, 26 November 2006, 12:00 CST
Take Care Health Systems, a leading operator of convenient care clinics, in partnership with Walgreen Co. (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG), opened four new Health Corner Clinics in the Chicago area over the weekend, the company announced today. The new locations are in Libertyville, Montgomery, Mount Prospect and Naperville.
Four Health Corner Clinics opened earlier this month in Elk Grove Village, Morton Grove, Plainfield and St. Charles. All eight clinics are fully stocked with flu shots in anticipation of The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Influenza Vaccination Week from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3.
According to the CDC, the week-long initiative is designed to raise awareness of the importance of continuing flu vaccination, as well as foster greater use of flu vaccine through the end of the year and beyond. Due to influenza's unpredictability, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that the influenza vaccine be offered throughout the entire flu season, even after it has appeared or begun appearing in a community.
"A recent nationwide CDC survey, sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, revealed gaps in public perception on flu vaccination and treatment. According to the survey, 43 percent of individuals believe that the flu is not a serious enough disease to warrant vaccination. Yet each year, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized because of influenza complications," said Sandy Ryan, Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer for Take Care Health Systems. "Chicago area residents can protect themselves and their families by making flu vaccinations a priority. Getting a flu shot at any of the eight local Health Corner Clinics is quick, convenient and affordable."
Take Care Nurse Practitioners have already begun administering flu shots to patients 9 years and older in the Chicago area and will continue to do so throughout the entire flu season. The cost of a flu vaccination is $25, but is often covered by insurance.
Flu shots are available at all Chicago-area Health Corner Clinics Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- no appointments are necessary. They are located inside the following Walgreens drugstores:
Elk Grove Village - 930 Elk Grove Town Center
Morton Grove - 9301 Waukegan Road
Libertyville - 1770 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Montgomery - 1799 Douglas Road
St. Charles - 3351 W. Main St.
Plainfield - 24801 W. 135th St.
Naperville - 3035 Book Road
Mount Prospect - 1701 E Kensington Rd
Health Corner Clinics are professional family health care clinics, located next to the pharmacy inside Walgreens and operated locally by Take Care Health Illinois, Inc. Take Care Nurse Practitioners treat patients 18 months and older for common, acute ailments, including colds; ear infections; sinus, upper respiratory and bladder infections; pink eye and others.
Insurance plans covering a visit to a Health Corner Clinic in the Chicago area include:
BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois - PPO and traditional
Humana - PPO and Classic
Group Health Plan (Coventry)
Medicare
United Healthcare - Medicare Complete
First Health/CCN
Great-West Healthcare
Humana Medicare - Gold PFFS and HumanaChoice PPO
PersonalCare (Coventry)
GHP Medicare - Advantra and Gold Advantage
United Healthcare - All commercial products
For uninsured patients, the average fee for an office visit ranges from $59-$74 per visit.
About Take Care Health Systems
Take Care Health Systems (www.takecarehealth.com) is a leading independent operator of convenient care clinics. Take Care Health's vision is to combine best practices in medicine and the expertise and personal care of Take Care Nurse Practitioners to provide high-quality, accessible and affordable health care to Americans. Take Care Health has a 98 percent patient satisfaction rating at its 36 health care centers and has treated close to 60,000 patients since November 2005. Take Care Health is a founding member of the Convenient Care Association (CCA).
Source: Business Wire
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