Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Medical Clinic to begin extended hours next week


Extended hours begin January 8 at VMH Waukon Clinic ... Starting next week, the Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic in Waukon will begin to offer extended hours every Monday through Thursday evening until 7 p.m. to offer better access for parents and students following the work and/or school day. Patients can make an appointment to see a provider by calling 563-568-5530, but walk-ins are now welcome, without an appointment, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Submitted photo.

Beginning next week, the Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Medical Clinic in Waukon will begin to offer extended hours every Monday through Thursday evening until 7 p.m. to offer better access for parents and students following the work and/or school day.

Patients are welcome to walk-in to the clinic between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. any Monday through Thursday evening, without an appointment, for acute, non-emergent needs such as the following: broken bones (other than hips or femurs), cough/cold, diarrhea, ear aches, fever, flu, minor burns, minor cuts, muscle strain, pink eye, rash/hives, removal of foreign body, sinus infection, skin infection, sore throat, urinary tract infection and vomiting.

This Waukon Medical Clinic opened in May of 2021 and has proven to be very needed and well utilized by the area communities. They continue to add providers for the growing local health care needs. All the medical providers, including Dr. Dave Schwartz, Sue McMillan, Halie Ruff, Katy Maker, Alex Berns, Michelle Crary, Minji Na, and all the clinic support staff from nurses, to medical assistants, to receptionists, will be taking turns covering these extended hours.

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic weekly hours, starting January 8, will be Monday, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. To make an appointment to see a provider at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Medical Clinic, call 563-568-5530, but walk-ins are welcome, without an appointment from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.