Shannon to close drive-thru clinic after ‘large decrease' in patients
According to Shannon, the drive-thru clinic operating at the Shannon Clinic on North Bryant Boulevard will be shut down at 7 p.m. The medical center cited a decrease in patients as the reason for the closure.
'We have seen a large decrease in the number of patients at the Shannon Drive Thru Clinic and our Urgent Care clinics,' Shannon Medical Center said.
The center's Urgent Care locations will remain open and available for patients.
When will flu season end?
The drive-thru clinic was opened on Jan. 29 amid a spike in flu cases, with Shannon doctors observing that there were an estimated 1,000 more flu cases reported in the Concho Valley during the time of the clinic's opening than during the same time in 2024.
Patients could be tested for flu, strep and COVID-19 at the clinic without an appointment. Their lab results would be sent to their primary care physician, with results belonging to patients who did not have a private care physician being sent to a medical physician instead.
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