Geisinger to open convenient care facility in Mt. Carmel Township
PHOTO COURTESY / GEISINGER - The new Geisinger Convenient Care clinic in Mount Carmel Township.
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STRONG, Northumberland County – A walk-in care clinic is set to open tomorrow in Mount Carmel Township.
Geisinger is opening a their Convenient Care Mount Carmel facility, 10990 Route 61 near Strong, tomorrow, Feb. 29. Additionally, Primary Care services will be available at the facility beginning March 2.
The facility will be open Monday through Friday from 9am to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 6pm.
According to a media release, X-ray and laboratory services will be offered. Geisinger adds that “Convenient Care clinics are the best place to go for minor health issues that can be resolved in a single visit. These include cold and flu symptoms, allergies, earaches, tick removal, sprains and minor cuts.”
On the Primary Care side of the facility, Dr. Matthew Kraynak and Debra Kaleta will join Geisinger and will practice at the facility. Geisinger says Kraynak “has been practicing medicine in the Mount Carmel and Kulpmont area for decades.”
“The addition of Dr. Kraynak and the addition of a Convenient Care walk-in clinic to the Mount Carmel area is a significant benefit for community members looking for health care services closer to home,” said Suzy Kobylinski, M.D., chair of Geisinger community medicine, in a media release. “The addition of these services to our expanding network helps make health care easier for our neighbors in the community.”
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