This clinic is a Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD) of Olympia Fields Hospital. This change allows us to continue providing high quality, coordinated care while improving access to hospital-based resources and testing for our patients.

An HOPD is a clinic that operates as part of a hospital. This allows patients to receive outpatient services while benefiting from the hospital’s advanced resources, technology, and coordinated care system.

Nothing is changing with your care or clinicians; you will still see the same clinicians at the same location. The quality of your care will remain the same, but there will be improved access to hospital resources.

• You may receive two separate bills – one for the practitioner’s services and another for the hospital facility fee.
• Depending on your insurance plan, you may have two co-pays or minor adjustments to your out-of pocket costs. It is also possible that this results in no changes to your patient responsibility.
• Most Medicare and Medicaid plans recognize HOPDs and provide coverage.

We recommend calling your insurance provider to understand how this change may affect your coverage and costs.

This change allows us to provide more seamless, coordinated care by integrating outpatient services with hospital based resources. Benefits include:
• Easier access to specialized equipment and services
• Improved coordination between outpatient visits and hospital-based care
• Better continuity of care for complex medical needs