Tennova Healthcare to Open Walk-In Clinic in Southwest Knox County
6/28/2016
Construction underway for Tennova Walk-In Clinic – Choto, scheduled to open this summer
KNOXVILLE, TN (June 29, 2016) – Tennova Healthcare today announced plans for the Tennova Walk-In Clinic – Choto, a 2,400-square-foot medical office located at 1612 Choto Markets Way in southwest Knox County, which is scheduled to open later this summer. The walk-in clinic will offer extended hours Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The team will be led by a medical director and will include nurse practitioners as well as laboratory and X-ray technicians. Services will include care for minor illnesses and injuries, such as earaches, flu-like symptoms, sore throats and sinus infections, lacerations, sprains, skin rashes, and urinary tract infections. No appointment is necessary. However, individuals will be able to call and make an appointment for more general medical needs, such as sports physicals, immunizations and flu shots.
“Tennova Walk-In Clinic − Choto will provide easy access to quick care for residents and visitors in southwest Knox County and neighboring northeast Loudon County,” said Ben Youree, chief executive officer of Turkey Creek Medical Center in West Knoxville. “The walk-in clinic is designed to be a convenient option for children and adults when their primary care provider is not available.”
The walk-in clinic, located in the new retail development near the intersection of Northshore Drive and Choto Road, will feature four exam rooms, two procedure rooms, an on-site laboratory and radiology suite. Its location is in close proximity to several established and growing neighborhoods in the Choto, Concord and Farragut communities, as well as numerous recreational facilities, including marinas, parks, ballfields, a golf course, skate park and mountain biking trails.
“This area, where Knox and Loudon counties meet, is growing both residentially and recreationally,” Youree said. “Tennova’s newest walk-in clinic will be there to serve the community’s medical needs—conveniently and affordably—as walk-in visits are typically covered by health insurance in the same manner as a doctor’s office visit. And since the walk-in clinic is part of a regional healthcare network, patients will have the added peace-of-mind knowing that higher-level medical resources are available nearby, if additional tests or treatments are needed.”
“With 16 Tennova hospitals in Tennessee—nine of them right here in East Tennessee—Tennova Healthcare is dedicated to meeting the medical needs of patients and families by providing access to safe, quality healthcare services close to home,” said Neil Heatherly, chief executive officer of Physicians Regional Medical Center and Tennova Healthcare’s East Tennessee market leader. “This new walk-in clinic underscores our commitment to our community.”
For more information about Tennova Walk-In Clinic − Choto, call 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682)
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