FORT CAMPBELL, KY (CLARKSVILLENOW) – In recognition of Thanksgiving Day, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH) personnel will observe the federal holiday on Thursday, November 28. All outpatient services, including BACH pharmacies will be closed, though the hospital will remain open 24/7 for emergency services, inpatient care and labor and delivery services.
BACH Patient-Centered Medical Homes, family member primary care services, will consolidate services Friday, November 29. Family members, retirees and Soldiers enrolled to Gold Army or Air Assault Medical Home will be seen by appointment Friday, Nov. 29 in the Air Assault Family Medical Home.
All Soldier-Centered Medical Homes will consolidate and provide care at LaPointe Army Medical Home. Patients should call the Appointment Line at 270-798-4677 or 931-431-4677 to book an appointment
Also Friday, November 29, BACH’s Behavioral Health team will consolidate services, including the Embedded Behavioral Health Clinics, to the Multidisciplinary Clinic located inside the E Building, which is connected to the hospital.
All other BACH specialty and surgical services will participate in a Day of No Scheduled Activities Friday, November 29 and will be closed. Expectant mothers who need urgent care and are less than 20 weeks pregnant should go to the Emergency Center. Expectant mothers who are greater than 20 weeks pregnant should go to the Labor and Delivery Unit.
BACH Pharmacies will operate on a condensed schedule on the DONSA. Main Pharmacy, located in the hospital, LaPointe, Byrd and Screaming Eagle Medical Home Pharmacies will be open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. The Town Center Pharmacy will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 and will open normal Saturday business hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 30.
Patients may book or cancel appointments online 24/7 or through BACH’s Appointment Line at 270-798-4677 or 931-431-4677 during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 6 a.m-4:30 p.m.
“Our Blanchfield team wishes the Fort Campbell and surrounding communities a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving. We are truly blessed to be embraced with remarkable support from this community,” said BACH commander Col. Patrick T. Birchfield. “As we begin this holiday season, please continue to remember our deployed service members and their families as well as individuals spending the holiday alone.”
Consider inviting someone spending the holiday alone to join you and your family in celebrating the holidays,” Birchfield continued. “Sharing your support and kindness throughout this holiday season can make a positive impact while uplifting the spirits of others.”