Saint Mary's will open its new Emergency Care Center located in north Saginaw Township November 1st. The new facility is part of the expansion of Saint Mary's Ambulatory Care Center, and is located at the corner of Towne Center and Schust. The fast-track program will be available 12 hours a day, with a goal of moving patients with less serious complaints through the treatment process in under an hour. According to Juhala, the same physicians who provide emergency care at Saint Mary's Hospital will staff the Emergency Care Center. An additional benefit of the new Emergency Care Center is its location.
Emergency care is only one of a number of offerings in the expanded facility.
The Ambulatory Care Center will also house outpatient surgical services, a new Digestive Health Center, a 38-bed Short Stay Unit for outpatient surgical recovery and observation, and a Pain Management Center. The availability of on-site laboratory services and diagnostic imaging means that the patient can be cared for from start to finish in most instances without having to leave the center. In addition to addressing health access and efficiency issues in Saginaw and surrounding cities, the Ambulatory Care Center expansion is budgeted to provide a number of local employment opportunities. Saint Mary's will hold a public reception to celebrate the opening of the 50,000 square-foot Ambulatory Care Center expansion on October 29th. The event will allow area residents the opportunity to see the 25 million-dollar facility and assess its offerings prior to the commencement of services on November 1st.