MEA Medical Clinics, which operates clinics in Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties, opens its Vicksburg clinic Monday at 4204 Clay St,

MEA clinics offer extended hours and accept patients without appointments for examinations and for lab work and x-rays. The Vicksburg clinic will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Dr. Patrick Bynum, an MEA physician since 2004, is medical director for the Vicksburg Medical Clinic. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and received his medical degree from Louisiana State University Medical School. He completed his residency in family medicine at the University of Alabama.