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Ohio train derailment: Clinic opening tomorrow in East Palestine to give health assessments

By WHIO Staff
By WHIO Staff

EAST PALESTINE — The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has announced they will be opening a Health Assessment Clinic in Northeast Ohio for any East Palestine residents who have medical related questions to this month’s train derailment, according to an ODH spokesperson.

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The clinic will open Tuesday at 12 p.m. and ODH will be working in conjunction with the Columbiana County Health Department and U.S. Department of Health.

It will also be available from February 27 to March 4, the spokesperson said.

“Last week, I was in East Palestine and listened as many area residents expressed their concerns and fears,” said ODH Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA. “I heard you, the state heard you, and now the Ohio Department of Health and many of our partner agencies are providing this clinic, where people can come and discuss these vital issues with medical providers.”

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The clinic will be a chance for Northeast Ohio residents to discuss concerns and receive a health assessment, according to ODH.

Referrals will also be made if needed.

“We encourage anyone who has medical concerns or questions to take advantage of this resource,” said Dr. Vanderhoff.

Registered nurses, mental health specialists and a toxicologist will be available.

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The clinic will take place at the First Church of Christ in East Palestine and there will also be a mobile unit, an ODH spokesperson said.

The hours of operation are:

  • February 21-25 (Church assessment rooms)
    • Tuesday: 12-6 p.m.
    • Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    • Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    • Friday and Saturday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    • Closed Sunday.
  • (Mobile unit)
    • Tuesday: 12-6 p.m.
    • Thursday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Hours next week (Feb. 27 to March 4) will be:

  • (Church assessment rooms)
    • Monday to Saturday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • (Mobile unit)
    • Tuesday-Thursday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Massive explosion at start of controlled release of chemicals at train derailment Massive explosion at start of controlled release of chemicals at train derailment

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Train Derailment Ohio This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar)

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PHOTOS: Huge flames, heavy smoke billows from train derailment in East Palestine Flames can pour out of the scene of a train derailment in East Palestine. This photo was shared by a member of the City of Beaver Falls Fire Department who helped their neighbors in East Palestine.

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