Ascension St. Vincent to close 11 immediate-care centers
Ascension St. Vincent plans to close 11 immediate-care centers on Thursday, a move certain to affect scores of employees as well as patients who use those centers.
The Indianapolis-based health system confirmed the closings to IBJ on Wednesday morning in a two-sentence statement, but provided no information on why it was closing the facilities.
“Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent will be closing 11 Immediate Care Centers effective end of business on June 30, 2022,” the statement said. “Impacted associates are being offered a comparable position at one of our many sites of care.”
The health system did not say why it was closing the centers or how many employees would be affected.
The facilities are walk-in clinics for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses, such as sprains, cuts, allergies, pink eye, etc. More serious injuries are treated at emergency rooms.
On its website, Ascension St. Vincent lists more than 20 immediate care centers across the state, including 10 in the Indianapolis area.
UPDATE
Here is a list of the locations that will close. An Ascension spokeswoman said that doctors’ offices attached to sites will remain open; only the walk-in clinics will close.
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent – Frankfort Walk-In Care
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent Anderson Walk-In Care and Occupational Medicine
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent – Elwood Walk-In Care and Occupational Health
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent Brownsburg Walk-In Care
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent Crawfordsville Walk-In Care
- Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent Fishers Walk-In Care
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent – Kokomo Walk-in Care and Occupational Medicine
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent Broad Ripple Walk-In Care
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent Warrick Walk-In Care
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent Westside Crossing Walk-In Care
- Ascension Medical Group – St. Vincent Northside Crossing Walk-In Care