Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2018 | Worcester Business Journal 29 S P O N S O R E D B Y Urgent care clinics ........................................30 Physician groups ..........................................32 Hospitals ......................................................34 Health insurers .............................................38 Addiction treatment centers ...........................40 HEALTH CARE T he healthcare industry has changed dramatically since Athol Hospital was built in 1951, and Heywood Healthcare looks forward to modern- izing a variety of important services that will bet- ter accommodate the needs of today's patients and physicians. As part of Heywood Healthcare's Fulfilling Our Promise Capital Campaign, a community- responsive, fundraising initiative, we are constructing a new Center for Emergency Care and Medical Office Building on the Athol campus. The cam- paign—which also includes the Quabbin Retreat, our substance misuse treatment and behavioral health center and a new Heywood Surgical Pavilion—is designed to ensure that the healthcare needs of the community will be met now and in the future. A 52,000 square-foot Emergency Department and Medical Office Building will replace our current emergency department, built in 1953, and our medi- cal office structure adjacent to the hospital. The Emergency Department will occupy the lower level of the three-story building, offering expansive modern accommodations with a preferred level of privacy. The second and third floors will provide office space for primary, specialty, and behavioral health provid- ers, including Clinical and Support Options, a well- respected provider of comprehensive behavioral health and crisis intervention services in our region. The existing Emergency Department can be crowded, making it difficult to maintain privacy. With only one entrance, patients arriving by ambu- lance must enter with the general public, and private treatment areas for patients with mental health needs are non-existent. Benefits of our new Emergency Department will include: thirteen exam rooms, eight dedicated acute care rooms, five private behavioral health rooms with a crisis living room space and a separate, covered ambulance entrance. In addition, a modern lobby will provide improved access for patients and visitors, while a new Radiology Department will offer enhanced care and patient pri- vacy. "Athol Hospital is gaining not only physical space, but also accessibility," according to Tina M. Griffin, DNP, FNP, the Hospital's Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services. "We are creating a new level of accessibility for our patients and for those needing outpatient services, and most importantly, our community will be able to receive this outstanding level of care close to home." For more information on services offered at Athol Hospital or the Fulfilling Our Promise Capital Campaign, visit www.atholhospital.org. n A New Level of Patient Care for the North Quabbin Region – New Athol Hospital Emergency Department and Medical Office Building Rendering of the new Center for Emergency Care and Medical Office Building on the Athol campus.

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