New school clinic coming to Baton Rouge elementary school

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A family doctor will be accessible to students at a Baton Rouge elementary school thanks to a new partnership between East Baton Rouge Parish Schools and Baton Rouge General.

A school-based clinic concept will launch at Claiborne Elementary School with the start of the new school year, WAFB-TV reported.

The hospital says a doctor from its mid-city campus will be on site at the school for at least one day a week. Students will get care for several things like sore throat, cough, or sprain. Baton Rouge General said the on-campus clinic can also test for the flu and COVID-19.

“The goal of a school-based clinic is better access to quality care, less time away from school for kids, and more convenience for caretakers,” said Sabrina Honor, principal at Claiborne Elementary.

Visits to the clinic will not cost families and will be covered by most insurances.