Patient volume has doubled at new Mercy Health center in Enon since opening

Surrounding communities embrace the new Mercy Health center as patient volume nearly doubles since opening. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Surrounding communities embrace the new Mercy Health center as patient volume nearly doubles since opening. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Surrounding communities have welcomed the new Mercy Health emergency center as patient volume has nearly doubled since opening in October, according to a news release from the hospital.

The Dayton Springfield Emergency Center had 700 patients in December, with one quarter of them being children, versus 388 in October.

“We couldn’t be happier with the warm welcome we’ve received from our neighbors in Enon and Fairborn,” said Adam Groshans, president of Mercy Health - Springfield.

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The emergency center team has treated a variety of conditions, including lacerations, flu symptoms, infections, chest pains and more.

“Our team provides valuable services to patients in these communities and the patients recognize it,” Groshans said.

Although the number of patients coming into the center is increasing, the average amount of time it takes for non-acute care is under the “door-to-doctor” and “door-to-discharge” time goals.

“The average amount of time it takes for a patient needing non-acute care to see a doctor from when they walk in the door is seven minutes, well under the goal of 30 minutes,” the release says. “The average length of time for patients needing non-acute care to be seen by a doctor, treated and discharged is 65 minutes, which is under the goal of 90 minutes.”

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Mercy Health opened the $14 million, 11,000 square-foot emergency center at 1840 Springfield Rd., in Fairborn on Oct. 1.

Before the facility opened, patients the nearest emergency services were about 15 minutes away in either direction of Mad River Twp. They include Mercy Health Springfield Regional Medical Center, Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek or Kettering Health Network’s Emergency Room on Old Troy Pike in Huber Heights.

The Dayton Springfield Emergency Center offers a full-service emergency room, the ability to treat a variety of injuries and conditions, imaging services including a variety of scans, and a full-service lab.

Patients also have access to 24-hour outpatient lab and imaging services, with MRI services starting April 1, and mobile mammography unit visits every Wednesday.

Patients needing further care can be admitted to Springfield Regional Medical Center.

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