Lincoln Elks, Illinois
Elks and ALMH Bring Free Clinic to Children
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[September 14, 2015]
LINCOLN
- The Lincoln Elks #914 Lodge in cooperation with the Illinois Elks
Children’s Care Corporation and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital will
once again sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on
Tuesday, October 6 at ALMH. Assessments will be conducted by David
Olysav, MD.
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Dr. Olysav, an orthopedic surgeon with Springfield Clinic, will
be conducting the clinic. The clinic is from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m. and is by appointment only.
The clinic is an ideal time to have a child reviewed for bone and
joint development. If your child has an uncorrectable deformity,
complains of back, knee, leg, ankle pain or has a back curvature,
they can be seen at the clinic. No medical referral is necessary for
the clinic; however, physicians are welcome to refer patients to the
clinic for a specific reason or second opinion. School nurses are
also welcome to refer children and families to the clinic.
The Elks Organization has been working with physically challenged
children since 1928. There are 17 clinic locations throughout
Illinois. The Elks will provide financial assistance to their best
of their ability for children needing further treatment or specialty
equipment when the family lacks sufficient resources to do so. In
the past, the Elks have purchased therapy services, corrective
shoes, braces, orthotics, wheelchairs and augmentative communication
devices to help children overcome a variety of physical challenges.
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Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital is located at 200 Stahlhut
in Lincoln.
To make an appointment for the clinic, call the Illinois Elks
Children’s Care office at 1-800-272-0074 anytime between 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Friday. There are no charges for any services
performed at the clinic.
[Angela Stoltzenburg, Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital] |