CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- It's all too common
for suburban and rural residents to travel long distances to larger
city centers to receive specialized medical care. Answering this
need in 2018, the physician practice "OrthoIllinois" will open an
Orthopedic Center of Excellence serving far suburban residents with
a new specialty clinic providing sophisticated Orthopedic
procedures normally seen only in large urban medical centers.
Frank Talbert, the President of ObraWerks, a healthcare
architect and the project's manager spoke to the uniqueness of the
center. "It is remarkable to see a physician group this
specialized make such a large investment this far from an urban
population base. It's a savvy move because they are shifting
the normal dynamic by providing specialty care to patients near
their neighborhood." Talbert continued, "This is new,
plenty of physicians have changed to outpatient service, but
OrthoIllinois is providing an extraordinary
specialty. Patients would otherwise travel long distances to
be seen by specialists of this caliber."
The new center will provide bone and joint care, physical and
occupational therapy, MRI and imaging services, and a unique Injury
Express walk-in center. OrthoIllinois also provides hand,
spine and joint procedures as well as trauma care in their
network. CEO Don Schreiner
said there is a 40 percent migration rate where people travel from
McHenry County and go to
Chicago or other large cities for
specialized medical services.
Additionally, instead of sitting in a waiting room, clients can
visit the center seven days a week for urgent care, at the cost of
a regular office visit, Marketing Director Lynne Pratt said.
"This service will help save people a lot of time, and they
won't have to sit and wait in a lobby for treatment with
others but can be treated for exactly their conditions such as
sports injuries, concussions, back and joint problems and more,"
Pratt said.
Village Trustee Janis Jasper said
the facility will be a wonderful addition to Algonquin. "It's invaluable to have something
so close-by in the village where you can receive specialized care,"
Jasper said. "Residents can't always make trips so far away."
Construction for the 30,000-square-foot Center of
Excellence began Tuesday; OrthoIllinois hopes to be open in
September 2018. The clinic also plans
to add a pediatric orthopedic specialist by late 2018.
For more information, press only:
Frank Talbert AIA NCARB - 312-286-1893
ftalbert@obrawerks.com
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