Grundy Reporter

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers shortened its hours of operations temporarily due to decreased volumes, according to the Morris Herald-News.

The change went into effect earlier in May for the organization's four Immediate Care and Convenient Care walk-in clinics in Morris, Yorkville, Channahon and Diamond-Coal City, the news agency reported. 

The hours for the clinics at Morris Hospital Ridge Road Campus, Diagnostic & Rehabilitative Center and Morris Hospital Diamond-Coal City Campus will be reduced to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on weekends, the Morris Herald-News reported.

The hours at the Morris Hospital Yorkville campus have been reduced to closed on weekends and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, the news agency reported.

“Safety has always been a top priority for our organization,” Dr. Charlotte Albinson, the medical director of Immediate Care and Occupational Medicine at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers told the Morris Herald-News. 

The clinics have remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic to continue providing essential services for minor illnesses and injuries and all four clinics have safety measures in place, such as screening checkpoints upon entrance to the facilities, requiring masks, telehealth visits for respiratory illnesses and more stringent cleaning measures, according to the news agency.

Examples of minor illnesses and injuries the clinics see are headaches, back problems, allergies, allergic reactions, cuts, sprains, asthma, earaches, stings and bites, eye irritations, skin rashes, bladder infections and urinary tract infections, the news agency reported. All respiratory illness visits are offered by phone or video chat.

“We’ve added many additional safety measures over the past several weeks so that we can continue to provide essential services to the community while making our patients feel safe," Albinson told the Morris Herald-News. "We don’t want people to miss or avoid getting the care that they might need.”