Flu Vaccines Offered at NCH’s Immediate Care Centers

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Northwest Community Healthcare

Sep 19, 2013, 17:40 ET

Arlington Heights, IL (PRWEB) September 19, 2013 -- Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) is now offering flu vaccines for only $25 at its Immediate Care Centers in Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich, Mount Prospect and Schaumburg. NCH’s Occupational Health Services also is scheduling flu vaccines with area employers to help reduce absenteeism among workers. This year’s flu vaccine fights against both seasonal influenza and H1N1.

Walk-ins are welcome at the Immediate Care Centers, but to limit your wait time, call ahead to schedule an appointment. Cash and checks are accepted. The vaccines will be administered through an injection. Children must be at least 3 years old to receive a vaccine. Visit one of the following Immediate Care Center locations for your flu vaccine:

• Buffalo Grove Immediate Care Center
15 S. McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove
Open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Walk in or call 847.459.6100.
• Lake Zurich Immediate Care Center
1201 S. Rand Road in Lake Zurich
Open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Walk in or call 847.540.8088.
• Schaumburg Immediate Care Center
519 S. Roselle Road in Schaumburg
Open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Walk in or call 847.985.0600.
• Mount Prospect Immediate Care Center
199 W. Rand Road in Mount Prospect
Open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Walk in or call 847.618.5400.

Employers who want to schedule flu shots for their organizations can schedule a visit from NCH’s Occupational Health Services. For more information, call Christine Kolzow of NCH’s Occupational Health Services at 847.985.0600, ext. 3060.

About Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH)
Serving Chicago’s northwest suburbs since 1959, NCH is a comprehensive, patient-centered system of care that serves more than 350,000 outpatients each year, as well as nearly 30,000 inpatients treated annually at the 496-bed acute care hospital in Arlington Heights. The award-winning hospital holds the prestigious Magnet designation for nursing excellence, is designated as a Primary Stroke Center, earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval in 2011, and was awarded the Leapfrog Group’s designation as one of the nation’s Top Hospitals based on quality and safety criteria. NCH has four Immediate Care locations in the northwest suburbs and operates a FastCare Clinic in Palatine. NCH has a medical staff of more than 1,000 physicians, which includes the board-certified primary care doctors and specialists of the NCH Medical Group. For more information or to find a doctor on the NCH Medical staff, visit http://www.nch.org.

Patrick Reilly, Northwest Community Healthcare, +1 (847) 618-5529, [email protected]