FISHERSVILLE — Augusta Health celebrated the completion of the Outpatient Pavilion with an open house and ribbon cutting on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
Groundbreaking for the pavilion was done on September 16, 2020, and the last beam was laid during Filling ceremony October 7, 2021. After final preparations and staff training, the new pavilion will open for patients on January 16.
Augusta’s Ambulatory Health Care Pavilion is designed to improve the region’s access to ambulatory care and meet the growing demand for ambulatory services both locally and nationally, according to a news release. The 60,000-square-foot facility is designed not only for ambulatory care, but is built on a continuum of care, integrating imaging, surgery and breast care into one location.
“Over the years, as the need for surgical and diagnostic care at Augusta Health grew, it became clear that specialty outpatient facilities would be essential to Augusta Health’s community-based care delivery model,” said Mary Mannix, Augusta Health president and CEO. “And so when the board of directors considered the need and the commitment, they unanimously committed the funds to this community asset. In addition, we received charitable gifts from the community.
“This commitment was reinforced by a team of leading providers, clinicians and team members who, together with CannonDesign, set out to develop the ideal permanent ambulatory facility for the region and local community. Even when supply chain issues threatened us with significant delays, the partners at Barton Malow and CannonDesign, led by Project Manager Mitch Rossing of JLL, came together to keep the project on schedule and within budget.”
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Augusta Health’s three outpatient centers have state-of-the-art updated technology to improve safer care and more accurate diagnoses, according to the release.
Center of surgery
The surgery center will have 11 operating/procedure rooms and 24 individual pre/post-op recovery rooms. The surgery center will focus on low-risk outpatient procedures, including gastrointestinal/endoscopies, pain management, ophthalmology, orthopedics, general surgery and urology, with future expansion into other services, according to the release.
Chest center
The Breast Center is the latest model in the provision of multidisciplinary care for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Augusta Health is fully accredited in the following procedures: mammography, diagnostic breast ultrasound, breast biopsy and breast MRI, according to the release. The breast center team has board-certified technologists and board-certified/fellowship radiologists to ensure you receive expert-level care, the release said.
Imaging Center
The imaging center will operate as a separate radiology group practice to expedite patient imaging needs, according to the release. The center will have two x-ray units (one will also carry out fluorography), three ultrasound units, one computer tomography and two MRI machines.
The pavilion will also feature nearby parking, efficient check-in, comfortable waiting areas, Wi-Fi and a café for support staff to enjoy a coffee or snack while waiting.
For more information about Augusta Health, visit the website www.augustahealth.com.
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