McLaren Central Michigan, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has expanded its urgent care services, increasing access for patients by adding weekend hours to its ReadyCare Walk-In Clinic in Mount Pleasant.
Effective Mon., April 29, the clinic, located at 1523 South Mission between East Preston and East Broomfield Street, will maintain weekend hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The office will also expand its weekday hours to 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
“Incidents and conditions requiring prompt care can occur at any time, and we view it as our commitment and responsibility to meet the needs of the families and people of Mount Pleasant,” said Robert David, McLaren Central Michigan President and CEO. “We are very pleased and grateful to be in the position to expand the clinic’s operations and open access to the care our community needs, especially considering how close we are to the summer season.”
To recognize the enhanced access and celebrate the changing of the season, the hospital and its staff are hosting Summer Safety Day on Tues., April 30 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
The informational family fun event will leave parents and children with valuable and applicable knowledge to protect against and initially treat health issues common to the spring and summer seasons.
Along with free giveaways, games, and prizes, attendees will become more knowledge on:
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Swim safety
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At-home first aid
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Dog/Bug bite care
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Before-and-after sun care
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Heat stroke
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R.I.C.E. therapy
Attendees will be able to meet the clinic’s providers and learn more about the location’s scope of care, which includes:
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Cold/Flu symptoms
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Stomach pains
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Stitches
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Minor orthopedic injuries
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Sore throats and earaches
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Minor burns
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Urinary tract infections
Patients can check into the clinic online by visiting mclaren.org/appointments.
Learn more about all of the services offered at McLaren Central Michigan at mclaren.org/centralmichigan.
About McLaren Central Michigan
McLaren Central Michigan is a 118-bed acute care, CMS 5-Star rated hospital located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It offers a full range of health and wellness services including Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Cancer Services. McLaren Central Michigan is recognized as an accessible and dependable source of quality medical care for residents of Mount Pleasant, Isabella County and central Michigan. In addition to its medical staff of over 50 active physicians, it is affiliated with more than 150 other quality providers. The hospital is one of the region’s largest employers, with approximately 400 employ¬ees and many volunteers. McLaren Central Michigan received the Governor’s Award of Excellence for 2017 and 2019. The hospital was named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health in 2019. McLaren Central Michigan holds The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation and is the only hospital in the central Michigan area to consistently receive an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade from Fall 2018 – Fall 2022. Learn more at mclaren.org/centralmichigan.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $6.6 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Learn more at mclaren.org.