New Flu Clinic Opening Up Due To Coronavirus

Shosh Bedrosian spoke with the president of Decatur Morgan Hospital about a new flu clinic opening up in Morgan County.

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Tomorrow - morgan county will get its first fever and flu clinic.

It'll be on highway 31 in hartselle.

The clinic will be open from 9 am to noon through friday.

Waay 31's shosh bedrosian spoke with the president of decatur morgan hospital about the clinic.

City and county officials briefed us at the decatur city hall today - saying this site will cut down on the number of sick people coming in and out of the decatur morgan hospital.

There are already several measures in place to keep people healthy at the facility.

So far, they've added tents and curb side registration to slow down the flow of patients coming in and out of the hospital.

The flu and fever clinic in hartselle will screen patients for the flu and other illnesses.

The hospital says it is a testing sites for patients who have already been pre screened by their health care provider.

Patients will only be tested for coronavirus if it is indicated by their clinical exam.

The president of the hospital said it's just another way for them to keep people safe.

Right now we're doing everything we can to plan for a potential surge for the further out that is as far the testing and surge of sprints it gives us time to plan it's not a covid 19 testing site it's a fever and flu clinic to test individuals and if they need further testing then they will again refer them to a site that can test them for covid 19 if you go to the clinic, patients will need to call a number, you can find on our website, and wait in your car for further instruction.

Patients will be evaluated and possible tested in their car.

For more information go to our website.

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