Lou Ruvo Center increases patient appointment hours

The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Miranda Alam Las Vegas Review-Journal @miranda_alam

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 17, 2017 - 12:26 pm

The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health announced last week that patients can now make appointments from 5-8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. The additional hours will increase patient access by 25 percent and reduce wait times, according to a news release.

Increased hours apply to appointments in neurology and for those living with neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and memory loss.

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