CHI St. Vincent Convenient Care-Hot Springs now offering weekend pediatric appointments

CHI St. Vincent Convenient Care-Hot Springs now offers pediatric care on Saturday and Sunday mornings at its clinic at 100 McGowan Court.

CHI St. Vincent pediatricians will accept appointments at the clinic from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday and Sunday. “On Saturdays and Sundays, pediatric services are now provided in one convenient location with consistent hours for scheduling weekend pediatric appointments,” states the press release.

“For working moms and dads, sometimes it’s impossible to schedule a pediatric appointment during the week,” said Jennifer Thompson, regional practice manager for CHI St. Vincent Medical Group, in the release. “These new weekend hours will make it easier for parents to make sure their children are seen by a pediatrician. And, as always, the Convenient Care Clinic is open to walk-in patients of any age who need treatment for minor illnesses.”

CHI St. Vincent Convenient Care-Hot Springs is located adjacent to CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs hospital, just off Higdon Ferry Road.

Call the clinic at 501-525-9675 or visit http://CHIStVincent. com for more information.

CHI St. Vincent, founded in 1888, is the largest integrated and community-based physician organization in Arkansas — a system with more than 1 million patient visits per year, serving patients from all 75 counties in Arkansas. CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, an acutecare facility, licensed for 615 beds, is located in Little Rock and is ranked the “best hospital” in Arkansas by U. S. News and World Report and is the first hospital to earn Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is an acute-care facility licensed for 282 beds. Other CHI St. Vincent hospitals include CHI St. Vincent North, licensed for 69 beds, in Sherwood; CHI St. Vincent Morrilton, a critical access hospital in Morrilton, licensed for 25 beds; and CHI St. Vincent West, an outpatient campus in west Little Rock. The system includes a network of 300 primary care and specialty physicians, a home health agency, a joint venture inpatient rehabilitation facility, and affiliations with more than 1,000 physicians.