Vandalia, IL -(Effingham Radio)- HSHS Medical Group has opened a new health care clinic in Vandalia. The clinic, located at 1611 Veterans Ave., offers family medicine care Monday – Wednesday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Non-established patients are welcome to walk in for care, and same-day appointments are available.
“We are excited to bring patient-first care to Vandalia,” said Melinda Clark, HSHS Medical Group chief executive officer. “HSHS Medical Group strives to stand out as a health care provider by focusing on what each patient needs, whether it’s the latest technology or simply someone who will listen.”
Benjamin Jarrett, MD, MPH, and Christy Forbes, FNP-BC, are providing family medicine services to patients in Vandalia. As primary care providers, they treat patients of all ages and offer a variety of services, including minor procedures, general wellness care, well-child exams and chronic illness management.
Dr. Jarrett received his medical degree and Master of Public Health from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. He completed a family medicine residency at Baptist Health Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky. Dr. Jarrett is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Christy earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, and her Master of Science in Nursing from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Jarrett or Christy, please call Kim Schneider, our patient advocate, at 833-973-0343.
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About HSHS Medical Group
HSHS Medical Group is the physician organization of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS). Launched in 2009, HSHS Medical Group is a critical component of the HSHS Care Integration strategy, which focuses on bringing physicians, technology and patients together to improve the overall health of our communities. Today, HSHS Medical Group is comprised of over 1,300 colleagues in locations throughout Central and Southern Illinois. HSHS Medical Group is powered by the Franciscan history of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, and our faith-based identity led us to the single most important tenet of the HSHS Medical Group philosophy — patient-first care. For more information about HSHS Medical Group, visit HSHSMedicalGroup.org.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System’s (HSHS) mission is to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high quality, Franciscan health care ministry. HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care to our patients and is dedicated to serving all people, especially the most vulnerable, at each of our 15 Local Systems and physician practices in Illinois (Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Greenville, Highland, Litchfield, O’Fallon, Shelbyville and Springfield) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay). HSHS is sponsored by Hospital Sisters Ministries. For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org. For more information about Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, visit www.hospitalsisters.org.
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