Hammond-Henry Hospital to Close Orion Clinic – By Claudia Loucks

By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current

The Orion Clinic will close its doors on Thursday, Nov. 30.

Information from Hammond-Henry Hospital, stated that due to staffing difficulties and a recent clinic assessment that highlighted concerning barriers to success, Hammond-Henry Hospital Group, 1001 Division Street, Orion, will be closing on Nov. 30. In the meantime, Orion Clinic staff will assist patients who have questions about transitioning their care to another provider and/or clinic.

“Orion Clinic staff diligently working to ensure all our Orion Clinic patients know that their walk-in and family practice needs can be met at most of our other clinic locations,” said Colton Anderson, Director of Clinic Services. “I, or the Orion Clinic staff, will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the closure.”

Hammond-Henry Hospital currently has family providers accepting new patients in the Port Byron and Geneseo locations. They include:

-Dr. Julie Brown, Port Byron and Geneseo Clinics.

-Katie Sowder, APRN, Port Byron Clinic.

-Elyse Wolf, APRN, Geneseo Clinic.

-Katie Grimes, APRN, Geneseo Clinic.

-Dr. Loren Soria, Geneseo Clinic.

Hammond-Henry Hospital Medical Group has clinics in these locations:

-Port Byron Clinic, 105 N. Main St., Port Byron (309-523-2015).

-Geneseo Clinic, 600 N. College Ave., Geneseo (309-944-1275).

-Kewanee Clinic, 1258 W. South St., Kewanee (309-853-3677).

-Colona Clinic, 1604 Cleveland Road, Colona (309-949-2999) – walk-in care only.

-Annawan Clinic, 2023 W. Front St., Annawan (309-935-4100) – walk-in care only.

-Cambridge Clinic, 106 N. East St., Cambridge (309-937-3560) – family practice only and currently not accepting new patients.

Information from Hammond-Henry also stated that the hospital “will work to assure that resources and communication are available to meet questions or concerns. Please do not hesitate to all the Orion Clinic staff at 309-526-3957 or Colton Anderson at 309-944-9182.