St. Joseph Health Department to close clinic for a week
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Health Department announced it would close its clinic from Monday, June 2 through Monday, June 9.
Due to the closure, certain services will be unavailable. Those services include: infant, child and adult immunizations, HIV/STI testing and test results, communicable disease monitoring, tuberculosis testing, pregnancy testing and temporary Medicaid enrollment.
Immunizations records and scheduling for future appointments will be available.
All other divisions of the health department will be open, and the clinic will re-open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10.
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