UPDATE: Inclement Weather Policy No Longer in Effect

UPDATE (Thursday, 6 p.m.): Here are the hours for CHI St. Vincent clinics on Friday:

  • All Heart Clinic locations open at 10 a.m. Friday
  • All other CHI St. Vincent clinics open for regular business hours

UPDATE (Wednesday, 6 p.m.): Here are the opening hours for CHI St. Vincent clinics on Thursday:

  • TBA – Primary and Convenient Care at Kanis (structural damage) and East Clinic (icy roads)
  • 8 a.m. – Cancer Center at LR Diagnostic Clinic
  • 10 a.m. – All other CHI St. Vincent clinics

UPDATE (Wednesday, 12:55 p.m.): Inclement weather policy will end for Morrilton and Hot Springs on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Infirmary and North are already off of inclement weather policy. All staff will resume their regular shift schedules. Clinic hours for Thursday will be updated later this evening.

UPDATE (Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.): Here are the opening hours CHI St. Vincent clinics for Wednesday:

  • CLOSED: Hot Springs ENT, Hot Springs General Surgery, Hot Springs Heart Clinic, all Hot Springs Village clinics, Morrilton Primary Care, East Clinic, Jacksonville Main St., Jacksonville Braden St., Sherwood Primary Care, Little Rock DIagnostic Clinic (except for Cancer Center)
  • 9 A.M. OPEN: Cancer Center at Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic
  • 11 A.M. OPEN: All other Central Arkansas clinics
  • NOON OPEN: All other Hot Springs clinics, all other Heart Clinic Arkansas locations

UPDATE (Tuesday, 4 p.m.): The Infirmary and North campuses will come off of inclement weather policy tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan. 28) at 7 a.m. Hot Springs and Morrilton will remain on inclement weather policy on Wednesday. Leadership is currently assessing road conditions for individual clinics and will make a determination on clinic hours this evening. We will update this blog as soon as those clinic hours are finalized.

UPDATE (Monday, 12:30 p.m.): All CHI St. Vincent clinics will remain closed on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Hospital campuses remain open under inclement weather policy.

UPDATE (Sunday, 12:15 p.m.): All CHI St. Vincent clinics will be closed on Monday, Jan. 26. Hospital campuses remain open under inclement weather policy.

UPDATE (Sunday, 9 a.m.): CHI St. Vincent’s inclement weather policy remains in effect for Sunday, Jan. 25. Please check back here for updates or call our inclement weather line at 501-552-ICEE.

With weather forecasts projecting a major winter event in Arkansas, CHI St. Vincent is putting its inclement weather policy in effect starting Friday at 3 p.m. The policy is in effect for the entire Arkansas market. The full inclement weather policy can be found here; please read it and familiarize yourself with the changes that will happen over the next few days. Some of the highlights of this policy include:

  • Staff will be classified as essential or non-essential when the inclement weather policy is in effect. Essential personnel are defined as those involved with direct care of the patient or support patient care areas and must report to work as scheduled. Non-essential personnel are defined as those not involved with direct patient care and will not, as a general rule, report to work.
  • A Command Center will be established and manned 24/7 by members of the Administrative Leadership team. This team will assist with staffing as needed, coordinate housing for staffing, assist with meal service and staff communications, among other responsibilities.

In addition, all coworkers who are working in one of our hospitals will receive one free meal per shift. The free meal is limited to the entree line and fountain drinks. Items from the grill, bottled drinks, grab-and-go items, desserts and snacks will be available for purchase as usual. The cafeterias at the Infirmary and Hot Springs will be open as usual. The cafeteria at North will be open until 7 p.m. during inclement weather, while the cafeteria in Morrilton will be open over the weekend.

Please contact your supervisor if you have any questions. If you are driving into work, please go slowly and drive safely.