NEWS RELEASE
Please attend the Retirees Appreciate Day on Saturday, November 15, 2008
at the Village Pavilion on Patrick Henry Village.
EUROPE REGIONAL MEDICAL COMMAND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
March 5, 2008
HEIDELBERG ACUTE CARE CLINIC HOURS CHANGE: Services remain the same
New operating hours for the Heidelberg Hospital's Acute Clinic will go into effect
April 1, 2008. It will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on normal work days and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for weekends and holidays, including U.S. Army, Europe, training holidays.
"Due to the directed transformation and a review of our patient needs and our ability to meet those needs, we converted to an Acute Care Clinic Jan. 15. We will continue to take care of patients who have illnesses or injuries that are not life threatening," said LTC (Dr.) John Garr, deputy commander for clinical services.
Individuals who need emergency care should continue to call 117 or 06221-57117 in the Heidelberg community to get an ambulance. The ambulance services will take patients to the host nation emergency rooms. The local emergency rooms have a wide variety of specialty equipment and intensive care capability to best meet the needs of patients. The Heidelberg Hospital does not have an intensive care unit. It also does not possess specialty equipment to care for critically ill or injured patients.
"We will continue to keep our beneficiaries informed on this and other changes to come, with weekly articles in the Herald Post, with AFN news spots and postings to the Heidelberg MEDDAC Web site", said COL Kyle D. Campbell, hospital commander.
The web address is: http://www.heidelberg.healthcare.hqusareur.army.mil/hmeddac.htm.
He said beneficiaries will see other modifications to the hospital services as it continues to convert to a health center and that the communication effort would continue to receive his highest priority. The changes are due to the Transformation of the Army in Europe and a shrinking population in the hospital footprint.
