Practice Information

History
     After Hour Care of Kentuckiana, Inc. dba. Extra Hour Care was established in January 2000 as a means to meet the needs of patients during those hours of the evening, weekends and holidays when their regular attending physician is not available.   The first office opened in Jeffersontown, Kentucky on February 14, 2000 with the sponsorship of the Jeffersontown Family Practice.  This clinic now averages over 8,300 patient visits annually. In January 2006, EHC opened its second office at Central Station in conjunction with the University of Louisville, School Of Medicine, Department of Family & Geriatric Medicine.

      Extra Hour Care is an extension to the services already offered by a sponsoring primary care organization.  In Jeffersontown it is the Jeffersontown Family Practice.  The affiliation with this practice ensures the Jeffersontown community has over one hundred hours of health care coverage per week.  EHC is designed to be available when most physicians are not in their office.  Our goal is to meet the needs of the 90% emergency room visits that could be seen at an Extra Hour Care site.  Service is also prompt and the average wait times are usually less than 30 minutes.

Physicians and Staff
     EHC has board certified and /or board eligible primary care physicians to address the patient’s needs. These physicians can handle immediate care needs, such as x-raying; wrapping sprains & strains; splinting breaks and arranging for casting the following morning. Also cuts can be sutured and other illnesses diagnosed with on the spot testing. Basic lab and x-ray services are on site. EHC has arranged with a large group of specialists to refer to should the visit precipitate the need for more detailed care. Should the patient need immediate transfer to an emergency room EHC will make arrangements for transportation.