Clarke County Hospital temporarily closed the southwest quarter of its north parking lot for construction.
The area will be closed for five weeks. The north hospital entrance to the specialty and outpatient clinic and physical therapy department will remain open, but the handicap ramp to the north entrance will be closed during construction.
Visitors with special needs can enter through the hospital’s cafeteria doors or through the main entrance located on the east side of the facility. Additional handicap parking will be designated on the east side of the north parking lot during construction to provide easy access to the cafeteria doors.
The southwest corner of the north parking lot is being prepared to be the new parking site for the diagnostic imaging department’s mobile services, including MRI, nuclear medicine and positron emission tomography (PET) CT.
Monday marked the beginning of a 21-month expansion project that will expand patient care areas including a larger UnityPoint Clinic, a new outpatient clinic and specialty clinic, wound care services, and a new, larger emergency department.
About Clarke County Hospital
Clarke County Hospital is a 25-bed, critical access hospital with advanced diagnostic and telemedicine technology.
Through telemedicine and visiting physicians, patients can receive specialized care close to home, including cardiology; nephrology; neurology; oncology; hepatology; general and vascular surgery; orthopedics; dermatology; pulmonology; gastroenterology; urology; and ear, nose and throat (ENT) services.
Clarke County Hospital emergency department operates the counties ambulance service with two ambulances and a staff of certified personnel who are readily available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hospital campus also includes UnityPoint Clinic – Family Medicine at Clarke County. Since its foundation in 1953, Clarke County Hospital has been a health care cornerstone of the south central Iowa community.