North Oaks Physician Group makes it easy for adults and children, age 3
and older, to get a flu shot without an appointment at clinics in Hammond,
Ponchatoula and Walker.
North Oaks Walk-In Clinics in Hammond and Walker and
North Oaks Primary Care & After Hours Clinic in Ponchatoula are offering the shots for adults and children, age 3 and
older. Most health insurance plans are accepted and many may cover the
vaccine as a preventive service at no cost to you and covered family members.
To verify acceptance of your plan and preventive service coverage, contact
your insurance provider. A self-pay option also is available for $38.
Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.
North Oaks is offering the quadrivalent vaccine, which offers protection
against the four strains of the flu virus projected by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be most prevalent for the 2016-2017
season: an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus and two
influenza B viruses. A preservative- and latex-free vaccine option is
available at select clinic locations. Call (985) 230-APPT (2778) or (844)
APPT-NOW (277-8669) for more details.
North Oaks Walk-In Clinic in Hammond, located at 1900 S. Morrison Blvd.
(within North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital), is open on weekdays from
7 a.m.-8 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. North Oaks
Primary Care & After Hours Clinic, located at 530 W. Pine St., Suite
1, is open in Ponchatoula from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekdays and from 8 a.m.-4
p.m. on Saturdays. North Oaks Walk-In Clinic in Walker, located at 28050
Walker S. Road, Suite L, is open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekdays and from
8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays.
In addition, select North Oaks Physician Group primary and specialty clinics
in Hammond and Independence also are providing flu shots for adults and
children who prefer to receive vaccinations by appointment. To locate
the clinic that best meets your needs, call North Oaks Physician Group
at (985) 230-APPT (2778) or toll-free at (844) APPT-NOW (277-8669).
According to the
CDC, the single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year.
Vaccination of high-risk individuals is especially important to decrease
their risk of severe flu illness. Vaccination also is important for health
care workers, those who live with or care for high-risk individuals, as
well as caregivers of and those who live with infants younger than 6 months.
To learn more about influenza and flu vaccines, speak with your personal
health care provider or visit the
CDC website.