Koritz Clinic Expands Hours Published Jan. 17, 2012 By Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The 14th Medical Group Koritz Clinic has already met its New Year's resolution to expanded clinic hours for beneficiaries. In addition to standard appointment hours, appointments will now be available during the afternoon of the first, second, and fourth Thursdays of each month. Before the change, most clinic services were closed each Thursday to provide training time for the group's personnel. According to Capt. Jay Fury, the 14th Medical Group practice manager, the increase in available services during these new times will provide an additional 10 percent more appointments each week, coming to an estimated 1,000 more appointments each year. "It's going to be a seamless transition for our beneficiaries," assured Fury. "When they call 434-CARE to book an appointment or go to TricareOnline.com they'll simply have more options to choose from when it comes to booking appointments." Colonel Billye Hutchison, 14th Medical Group commander said the change to the clinic hours was the result of feedback from customers and new training schedules for medical group personnel. "It was actually our patient's feedback that drove this change. By shifting around and consolidating our training schedules we can now see patients most Thursday afternoons and provide our patients with more opportunities to get the care they need," she said. "Our medics will still get the training time they need to provide our beneficiaries with the same top notch care they've always had, but now we'll close all clinic services only on the third Thursday afternoon each month to dedicate that time to training." The Koritz Clinic is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and closes at noon on the third Thursday of each month. Appointments may be booked by calling 434-CARE or visiting www.TricareOnline.com.