The three rooms, honestly located.

Readers ask, reasonably, whether there is a Missouri Injury Clinic room in Chesterfield. There is not, and this desk will not imply one. What the clinic has is three rooms across the metro, and for the valley and the bluffs one of them is a straight run west on 64. Pick the room you can drive to this week. That is the only rule.

O'Fallon: the near room

The clinic lists this as its Lake St. Louis location; the address is in O'Fallon, at 2163 West Terra Lane, O'Fallon, MO 63366. From Chesterfield Valley or the bluffs the route starts the same way every time: Highway 64 west across the Daniel Boone Bridge into St. Charles County, then a short hop toward the I-70 side of O'Fallon. Put the address in your phone for the last turns.

Hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9 to 6. Wednesday and Friday are by appointment, so if one of those is your only day, call ahead and they will set a time. Like every room, it closes daily from 12 to 2. The phone is (636) 280-0990.

Tesson Ferry: the south county alternate

11144 Tesson Ferry Road, Suite 200, Saint Louis, MO 63123. For readers in Town and Country, Ballwin, or along 141 whose natural direction is 270 south, this can be the shorter drive. Hours are Monday through Thursday 9 to 6 and Friday 9 to 12, closed daily 12 to 2. The phone is (314) 530-5480.

Hazelwood: the north county room

14 Village Square Shop Ctr, Hazelwood, MO 63042. For readers who work up the 270 and 370 side of the metro and would rather be seen near the office than near home. Hours are Monday through Thursday 9 to 6 and Friday 9 to 12, closed daily 12 to 2. The phone is (314) 627-1411.

One clinic, one standard

All three rooms belong to Missouri Injury Clinic under Joseph L. Hollingsworth, DC, a chiropractor. The lanes are the same in every room as published on moinjuryclinic.com: auto injuries (diagnosis and a treatment plan after a crash), TBI and concussion rehab, and sports injuries. The motto on the door is putting the CARE back in Healthcare. A record started in one room is the clinic's record, not the room's.

The midday closure

Every room closes from 12 to 2 each day for meetings. The desk mentions it three times on this page because it is the single most common reason a reader's first call goes unanswered. Call in the morning or after 2, say it was a crash, say when, and ask for the earliest exam. If you already have an attorney, bring their contact so records can be sent where they need to go. You do not need to have decided anything about a claim before you get examined.

What to confirm on the call

Hours are published by the clinic and reproduced here as of this edition; confirm them on the call. Ask how a visit is billed and what they accept. This desk does not publish payment terms for a clinic it does not own. And if your problem is not one of the three lanes, say so on the phone and let them tell you yes or no before you drive.