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Public Relations / Marketing OfficerDavid Bruzzese For Immediate Release Stopgap clinic opens tomorrow DURANGO, Colo.— Health Services Clinic (HSC), the medical clinic that will be operated by Mercy Regional Medical Center as a short-term, stopgap solution to the primary care shortage in La Plata County, will open Tuesday, May 1, at 8:00 a.m. Health Services Clinic is located at 1800 East Third Avenue, suite 109, in Durango, formerly the site of Valley Wide Health Services. Operating hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the clinic is closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. daily. Patients will be seen by appointment only— walk-in patients must make an appointment to be seen at a later date. To make an appointment, patients should call the clinic’s main number, (970) 764-1790. Health Services Clinic will not be a full-service primary care clinic. Services will be limited to the following: medication management; acute medical care for minor illnesses; preventative care checkups; and medical monitoring of chronic medical conditions. Health Services Clinic will not provide: comprehensive primary care services; medical procedures; immunizations; specialty care including emergency, pediatric, obstetric, or gynecological services; or comprehensive physicals, including sports physicals. Funding for Health Services Clinic is provided by La Plata County and the City of Durango. In addition to handling daily operations, Mercy Regional Medical Center is making significant in-kind donations to the clinic. The clinic is expected to operate for approximately one year, during which time a health care consultant will help stakeholders identify a long-term solution to the primary care shortage in La Plata County. Mercy Regional Medical Center, a not-for-profit, acute-care hospital, relocated to a new facility the Three Springs / Grandview area of Durango in June 2006. The 212,000-square-foot, $82 million hospital features 82 private patient rooms, five operating suites, state-of-the-art technology, and amenities such as a healing garden. Attached to the hospital is a 153,000-square-foot medical office building that houses 21 provider practices, an outpatient surgery center, and hospital administrative offices. Mercy Regional Medical Center is a member of the not-for-profit, Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives health system, which includes 71 hospitals; 42 long-term care, assisted and independent living and residential facilities; and two community-based health organizations located in 19 states. # # # |
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