WGH COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
Tuesday, IDPH released there are 33,059 positive cases throughout 96 counties in Illinois and 1,468 deaths. Wabash County has had one positive case. Please continue to take the COVID-19 pandemic seriously and take all precautions to maintain social distancing recommendations. Wash your hands frequently and isolate yourself if you are not feeling well.
If you are experiencing any symptoms and are concerned about COVID-19, we encourage you to call our 24/7 COVID-19 Hotline at (618)263-6233. WGH has plenty of testing capacity and continues to test daily through our drive-thru testing, which is available at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel and WGH’s Albion Medical Clinic in Edwards County, Illinois. If you would like to see a provider about your symptoms, please call (618)263-6233 to schedule an appointment to be seen in Wabash General Hospital’s Respiratory Clinic, which is open seven days a week from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Wabash General Hospital’s Convenient Care Clinic continues to offer virtual visits in order to protect patients, visitors and staff and to offer a convenient way to communicate with our providers. Please call (618)262-8621 to schedule a virtual visit in the Convenient Care Clinic. You do not have to be an established patient of Wabash General Hospital to use this service.
All of our offices, including our Grayville and Albion locations, remain open and will continue to treat all who seek care at each location. We have taken measures to protect patients coming to our offices. Please call the office to make an appointment prior to arriving. All patients being seen at one of our clinic locations in person, should stay in their vehicle upon arrival and check in by calling the office. The office will contact you when we have an exam room ready. All of our primary care offices, orthopaedic & sports medicine office and oncology office are still offering virtual visits.
Please continue to watch our Facebook page for updates. We continue to take pride in serving you and your loved ones for all health and wellness needs.