ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) – Bellin Health announced it will open a dedicated respiratory clinic at its Ashwaubenon location next week.
Starting Monday, the space that’s an Urgent Care facility on Commanche Ave. will be converted due to current and anticipated increasing COVID-19 cases.
“With the current spike in COVID cases and the approaching flu season, we know we are going to need more room to treat patients experiencing respiratory symptoms,” said Kathy Kerscher, Bellin Health Vice President of Primary Care. “Having a dedicated respiratory clinic is a great way to ensure patients with these symptoms get the care they need while protecting patients with non-respiratory symptoms from these contagious illnesses.”
Meanwhile Bellin’s Respiratory Clinic in Bellevue will close for deep cleaning and reopen as an Urgent Care location on the same day.
Hours for both sites will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.
The switch is because the Ashwaubenon clinic can accommodate about one-third more patients than the space in Bellevue.
Bellin Health Ashwaubenon is taking extra measures to ensure patients with respiratory symptoms are separated from those without. Respiratory clinic patients will enter through touchless automatic doors at the clinic’s west entrance and immediately enter the respiratory clinic, which is kept separate from all other waiting and patient care areas.
All patients, providers and staff will wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including masks and other gear, throughout their time in the facility; and thorough cleaning protocols ae in place to further ensure safety of care.
Bellin Health also operates respiratory clinics in Marinette and Iron Mountain, Mich., and offers dedicated respiratory clinic hours at its clinics in Kewaunee, Lakewood and Pulaski, and Escanaba, Mich.
Patients are asked to call their provider’s office or the Bellin Health COVID-19 hotline at (920) 445-7313, or use the self-triage feature on mybellin.org before seeking care for respiratory symptoms.
