Spartanburg Regional Healthcare's Minor Care Center Opens in Greer, S.C.
Posted on: Thursday, 29 December 2005, 00:00 CST
By Amanda Ridley, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.
Dec. 27--Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System's Minor Care center at the Village at Pelham in Greer is now open for patients who might need a doctor but don't need to go to the emergency room.
The facility opened recently along with the occupational health center for local residents and businesses.
Minor care patients are those with acute injuries or illnesses, including minor fractures.
"Nothing life-threatening, but something you might have questions about," said Dr. Michael Alday, the medical director of Regional Occupational Health and Minor Care.
Patients will save money and time by choosing a minor care facility over the emergency room, Alday said.
"Lots of people are busy and can't get to their doctor's office during the day or they don't have a serious injury that requires them to go the ER," Alday said.
The additions now make the Village at Pelham a one-stop shop for all your health care needs, Alday said.
The available services at the village, located on Highway 14 near I-85, already include pediatric and family medicine, rehab and physical therapy as well as orthopedic and plastic surgery.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center on the campus has been open for one year and booked more than 3,500 cases and performed more than 7,100 procedures, according to the healthcare system's spokesman Chad Lawson.
A full service coffee shop also is located on the campus. Patients can take a pager with them to the coffee shop while they're waiting to be seen by a physician, Alday said.
Retail shops and restaurants also are expected to open soon.
"We want this to be a pleasant experience for patients," said C. Mack Amick, director of operations for Regional Occupational Health and Minor Care.
Amick said walking trails, a sports complex and a spa also are in the works for the development.
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