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SBL Walk-In Clinics

Located in Charleston, Effingham, Mattoon, Tuscola and Vandalia
No appointment necessary.

SBL Walk-In Clinics

OUTPATIENT - A Department of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center

Charleston, Effingham and Mattoon clinics are open Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve from 8 am - noon. Tuscola is closed. All walk-in clinics are closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

The Walk-In Clinics care for people ages 6 months and older who have minor medical problems including colds, sore throats, ear infections, cuts, sprains and strains. It also offers diagnostic services like X-ray and simple blood, urine tests. It is not intended to treat chronic conditions or serious medical conditions. People are treated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Anyone with a life-threatening illness or injury should go to the nearest emergency room.

Charleston

2040 Lincoln Ave., Suite 100
Charleston, IL
217-345-2030
Fax: 217-345-2045
Directions

Accepting Patients: 
7 am to 7 pm – Monday through Friday
8 am to 3 pm – Saturday & Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
8 am to noon – Tuesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve
CLOSED – New Year's Day

COVID-19 Vaccines are not available at this time. Please check back for updates.


Effingham

SBL Bonutti Clinic
1303 W. Evergreen Ave., Suite 100
Effingham, IL
217-540-6123
Fax: 217-347-7197
Directions

Accepting Patients: 
7 am to 7 pm – Monday through Friday
8 am to 3 pm – Saturday & Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
8 am to noon – Tuesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve
CLOSED – New Year's Day

Doug Kabbes, MD.jpg  
      Douglas Kabbes, MD

COVID-19 Vaccines are not available at this time. Please check back for updates.


Mattoon

1220 Wooddell Way, Suite B 
Mattoon, IL
217-238-3000
Fax: 217-238-3008
Directions

Accepting Patients
7 am to 7 pm – Monday through Friday
8 am to 3 pm – Saturday & Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
8 am to noon – Tuesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve
CLOSED – New Year's Day

COVID-19 Vaccines are not available at this time. Please check back for updates.


Tuscola

1100 Tuscola Blvd.
Tuscola, IL
217-253-4764
Fax: 217-253-4886
Directions

Accepting Patients
7 am to 7 pm • Monday through Friday
8 am to 3 pm • Saturday and Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
CLOSED – New Year's Eve
CLOSED – New Year's Day


Vandalia

1442 N. 8th St., Suite C
Vandalia, IL
618-283-0266
Directions

Accepting Patients: 
7 am to 7 pm – Monday through Friday
9 am to 4 pm – Saturday & Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
8 am to 5 pm – Tuesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve
9 am to 4 pm – New Year's Day
8 am to 5 pm – Thursday, January 2, 2025

Walk-In Clinic Providers

Ashley Adams, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Mackenzie Buzzard, APRN  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kaitlin Coltharp PA-C, Physician Assistant
Michaela Frey, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Sandy Frey, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Lindsay Glover, APRN,  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Morgan Helbig, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Toni Lampe, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Alexis Levitt, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Danielle Mayhaus, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Lisa Price, APRN,  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Ali Ray, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Eliza Smith, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kristina Smith, APRN,  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kristen Walk, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Megan Wascher, PA-C, Physician Assistant


 

Walk-In Clinic Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Walk-in Clinic?
The purpose of a walk-in clinic is to complement the care you receive from your primary care provider by offering same-day care when your regular provider is not available. A walk-in clinic provides high-quality medical care for common, non-life-threatening conditions in people of all ages.

What services are provided it the Walk-in Clinics?
Clinic providers treat people ages 6 months and older for medical conditions that need care right away, but are not life-threatening. The clinics also offer diagnostic services like X-ray and simple blood and urine tests. They also provide school and sports physicals, however Medicaid cannot be billed for any physicals. Walk-in clinics are not intended to treat chronic conditions or serious medical conditions. Patients who appear with severe symptoms will be referred to the Emergency Department.

Walk-in clinic personnel often treat: 
• Common, non-life-threatening illnesses in children and adults
• Cold and flu
• Minor cuts or lacerations needing stitches
• Sprains, strains and simple fractures
• Earaches, sore throats and coughs
• Bladder infections
• Asthma and similar conditions that require breathing treatments

When should a person head straight to the Emergency Department?
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, then we encourage you to go straight to the Emergency Department:
• Chest pain
• Stroke-like symptoms
• Shortness of breath
• Severe abdominal pain
• Severe head injury
• Sudden, severe headache

Trust your instinct. If you think it’s something serious, don’t hesitate; go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.

Who will take care of me?
Skilled and friendly healthcare providers including nurse practitioners and physician assistants staff our walk-in clinics. They are trained to do about 90 percent of what family physicians do.

Is a Walk-Clinic more affordable than an Emergency Room visit?
A walk-in clinic visit is normally a lower cost choice than an Emergency Room visit. With many insurance plans, walk-in clinic patients pay co-pays that are similar to what they pay for doctor office visits.

Why is it important to have a primary care provider?
While walk-in clinics definitely provide a service, they are not a substitute for ongoing primary medical care. Rather, primary care providers can deliver ongoing medical care and maintenance to patients in a way that walk-in providers cannot. A primary care provider can refill prescriptions and manage chronic pain. Primary care providers are also best to manage complex medical conditions like hypertension and diabetes, which require ongoing monitoring and lab work. Any person who goes to a SBL walk-in clinic because he does not have a regular provider will be assisted in securing an appointment with a provider who he or she can continue to see.

Do I need an appointment?
No, people are seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

How long will I have to wait?
Patients are seen as quickly as possible, with wait times based on the number of people seeking care and the seriousness of their conditions. Wait times can be viewed at www.sarahbush.org


SBL Patient Portal

Through this secure portal, you can:
   • request an appointment with your doctor or advanced practice provider
   • request a medication refill
   • update your over-the-counter medications and allergies
   • view your test results
   • talk with your doctor’s office

Overview

SBL Walk-In Clinics

OUTPATIENT - A Department of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center

Charleston, Effingham and Mattoon clinics are open Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve from 8 am - noon. Tuscola is closed. All walk-in clinics are closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

The Walk-In Clinics care for people ages 6 months and older who have minor medical problems including colds, sore throats, ear infections, cuts, sprains and strains. It also offers diagnostic services like X-ray and simple blood, urine tests. It is not intended to treat chronic conditions or serious medical conditions. People are treated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Anyone with a life-threatening illness or injury should go to the nearest emergency room.

Hours & Locations

Charleston

2040 Lincoln Ave., Suite 100
Charleston, IL
217-345-2030
Fax: 217-345-2045
Directions

Accepting Patients: 
7 am to 7 pm – Monday through Friday
8 am to 3 pm – Saturday & Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
8 am to noon – Tuesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve
CLOSED – New Year's Day

COVID-19 Vaccines are not available at this time. Please check back for updates.


Effingham

SBL Bonutti Clinic
1303 W. Evergreen Ave., Suite 100
Effingham, IL
217-540-6123
Fax: 217-347-7197
Directions

Accepting Patients: 
7 am to 7 pm – Monday through Friday
8 am to 3 pm – Saturday & Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
8 am to noon – Tuesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve
CLOSED – New Year's Day

Doug Kabbes, MD.jpg  
      Douglas Kabbes, MD

COVID-19 Vaccines are not available at this time. Please check back for updates.


Mattoon

1220 Wooddell Way, Suite B 
Mattoon, IL
217-238-3000
Fax: 217-238-3008
Directions

Accepting Patients
7 am to 7 pm – Monday through Friday
8 am to 3 pm – Saturday & Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
8 am to noon – Tuesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve
CLOSED – New Year's Day

COVID-19 Vaccines are not available at this time. Please check back for updates.


Tuscola

1100 Tuscola Blvd.
Tuscola, IL
217-253-4764
Fax: 217-253-4886
Directions

Accepting Patients
7 am to 7 pm • Monday through Friday
8 am to 3 pm • Saturday and Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
CLOSED – New Year's Eve
CLOSED – New Year's Day


Vandalia

1442 N. 8th St., Suite C
Vandalia, IL
618-283-0266
Directions

Accepting Patients: 
7 am to 7 pm – Monday through Friday
9 am to 4 pm – Saturday & Sunday

New Year's Eve Hours: 
8 am to 5 pm – Tuesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve
9 am to 4 pm – New Year's Day
8 am to 5 pm – Thursday, January 2, 2025

Walk-In Clinic Providers

Walk-In Clinic Providers

Ashley Adams, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Mackenzie Buzzard, APRN  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kaitlin Coltharp PA-C, Physician Assistant
Michaela Frey, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Sandy Frey, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Lindsay Glover, APRN,  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Morgan Helbig, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Toni Lampe, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Alexis Levitt, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Danielle Mayhaus, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Lisa Price, APRN,  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Ali Ray, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Eliza Smith, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kristina Smith, APRN,  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kristen Walk, APRN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Megan Wascher, PA-C, Physician Assistant


 

Walk-In Clinic FAQs

Walk-In Clinic Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Walk-in Clinic?
The purpose of a walk-in clinic is to complement the care you receive from your primary care provider by offering same-day care when your regular provider is not available. A walk-in clinic provides high-quality medical care for common, non-life-threatening conditions in people of all ages.

What services are provided it the Walk-in Clinics?
Clinic providers treat people ages 6 months and older for medical conditions that need care right away, but are not life-threatening. The clinics also offer diagnostic services like X-ray and simple blood and urine tests. They also provide school and sports physicals, however Medicaid cannot be billed for any physicals. Walk-in clinics are not intended to treat chronic conditions or serious medical conditions. Patients who appear with severe symptoms will be referred to the Emergency Department.

Walk-in clinic personnel often treat: 
• Common, non-life-threatening illnesses in children and adults
• Cold and flu
• Minor cuts or lacerations needing stitches
• Sprains, strains and simple fractures
• Earaches, sore throats and coughs
• Bladder infections
• Asthma and similar conditions that require breathing treatments

When should a person head straight to the Emergency Department?
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, then we encourage you to go straight to the Emergency Department:
• Chest pain
• Stroke-like symptoms
• Shortness of breath
• Severe abdominal pain
• Severe head injury
• Sudden, severe headache

Trust your instinct. If you think it’s something serious, don’t hesitate; go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.

Who will take care of me?
Skilled and friendly healthcare providers including nurse practitioners and physician assistants staff our walk-in clinics. They are trained to do about 90 percent of what family physicians do.

Is a Walk-Clinic more affordable than an Emergency Room visit?
A walk-in clinic visit is normally a lower cost choice than an Emergency Room visit. With many insurance plans, walk-in clinic patients pay co-pays that are similar to what they pay for doctor office visits.

Why is it important to have a primary care provider?
While walk-in clinics definitely provide a service, they are not a substitute for ongoing primary medical care. Rather, primary care providers can deliver ongoing medical care and maintenance to patients in a way that walk-in providers cannot. A primary care provider can refill prescriptions and manage chronic pain. Primary care providers are also best to manage complex medical conditions like hypertension and diabetes, which require ongoing monitoring and lab work. Any person who goes to a SBL walk-in clinic because he does not have a regular provider will be assisted in securing an appointment with a provider who he or she can continue to see.

Do I need an appointment?
No, people are seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

How long will I have to wait?
Patients are seen as quickly as possible, with wait times based on the number of people seeking care and the seriousness of their conditions. Wait times can be viewed at www.sarahbush.org

Patient Portal


SBL Patient Portal

Through this secure portal, you can:
   • request an appointment with your doctor or advanced practice provider
   • request a medication refill
   • update your over-the-counter medications and allergies
   • view your test results
   • talk with your doctor’s office