Ireland Army Health Clinic amends services amid COVID-19 preparedness

By IRAHCMarch 27, 2020

Ireland Army Health Clinic amends services amid COVID-19 preparedness
In the interest of safe patient care and limiting exposure risk of COVID-19 for beneficiaries and medical professionals, many clinic services in Ireland Army Health Clinic at Fort Knox, Kentucky, will be unavailable until further notice. Other services will switch to a virtual appointment setting. (Photo Credit: Ireland Army Health Clinic logo) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT KNOX, Ky. – Ireland Army Health Clinic is dedicated to providing our beneficiaries with safe care and up-to-date information. We encourage all beneficiaries to follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

In the interest of safe patient care and limiting exposure risk for beneficiaries and medical professionals, many clinic services will be unavailable until further notice while others will switch to a virtual appointment setting.

Beginning March 30, all routine appointments will be canceled in Chiropractic, Optometry, Audiology, and Allergy. Mission-critical work will continue for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, but routine appointments will also be canceled. Mammography and ultrasound services will discontinue, but diagnostic plain film radiological services will continue.

These changes are needed to ensure patient and staff safety due to the close proximity the provider has with the patient. For the safety of all involved, these services will discontinue until further notice. If a patient is in need of any service curtailed by the COVID-19 degraded services, Ireland will facilitate appointments through referrals to our healthcare partners in our Integrated Healthcare System.

Primary Care, Nutrition, Clinical Pharmacy, and Behavioral Health will transition to virtual appointments with subsequent face-to-face appointments determined by the treatment team. Lab services will continue as normal.

We thank you for your patience and understanding at this time as we safeguard our patients and our medical providers, minimizing exposure to other individuals, and promoting social distancing.

Pharmacy services will remain in place at both the Clinic and Binter Street. Please note the Clinic Pharmacy will follow the same processes as Binter, which is drop-off and pick-up only — no waiting inside the Clinic. Patients will be notified when their medications are ready for pickup via the notification system.

If you believe you are getting sick, call us at 502-626-9997 or contact the TRICARE Nurse Advice Line at 800-874-2273 or the website MHS Nurse Advice Line here.