Warner Hospital has brought audiologists to their staff.

Courtesy of Illinois State University, audiology will be the newest service at Warner Hospital. Hospital CEO, Paul Skowron, explains that there are almost no audiologists in the area, calling it an "audiology desert." 

Skowron explains will hav free screenings in ISU's truck near the wellness center, and they will also provide a specialty clinic. He says the audiologists will work closely with the hospital's ear, nose, and throat doctor or ENT.

Skowron adds it's important to have parallel services because it keeps patients in town, rather than referring them to other places. They want to offer as many services at the hospital as possible, in order to serve the community better.

The Hospital hopes to have the screening services up and running by September, and the full audiology services open by October.