2007 - Memorial Hospital of South Bend

New Levels of Medical CareExpansion to Portage RoadIn 2007, Memorial Medical Groupopened its newest practice on PortageRoad in South Bend. Physicians atthe Portage Road Medical Group offera wide range of services, including:geriatrics, gynecology, occupationalhealth, internal medicine, pediatrics,family medicine and dermatology.MEDPOINT express ®Expands to MartinsContinuing to Redefine the Best of Health Care in the RegionThe largest expansion in Memorial’s 112-year history is well underway.Ground has been broken, foundations poured and walls erected on thenew surgical suite replacement project, which will increase capacity to13 pre-surgery rooms, 13 operating rooms, 12 recovery rooms, and sixswing rooms for either pre-surgery or recovery. The project also includesrenovation of the Outpatient Surgery Center. This 137,066 square-footexpansionwill result in up to 45 new clinical jobs and 300 constructionrelatedjobs over three years, with completion slated for summer of 2009.Memorial President and CEO Philip A. Newbold says “This extensiveproject will allow us to accommodate a 53 percent increase in surgicalcases to keep up with the demand for specialized care.”Life is busy. Those who have theadded burden of a minor illnesscan now stop at MEDPOINTexpress, which have expandedfrom Wal-Mart ® stores to includeclinics inside local Martin’sSuper Markets. At MEDPOINTexpress, patients can see a nursepractitioner for minor healthconditions. No appointments arenecessary and visits usually takeabout 15 minutes.This extensiveproject will allowus to accommodatea 53 percent increasein surgical cases…– Philip A. NewboldMemorial Spine and Neuroscience CenterThe Memorial Spine andNeuroscience Center(MSNC), a partnershipbetween MemorialHealth System and NorthCentral Neurosurgery,opened for business in2007. Attention to patientcare is found in every aspectof the new facility, locatedon the fourth floor ofNavarre Medical Plaza. TheCenter’s staff works withminimally invasive andmicrosurgical options,and offers innovativeapproaches toanesthesia delivery.The space iscomfortable, modernand, most importantly,it’s a healing restorative place forpatients. “The overall goal is forpatients to be able to resume theirnormal lives as soon as safelypossible,” says Dan Cooke, M.D.,MSNC medical director andanesthesiologist.Physicians Serving Patientsat Memorial’s Spine andNeuroscience Center:David Cockerill, M.D.Dan Cooke, M.D.John Eash, M.D.Harriett Hamer, M.D.Thomas Keucher, M.D.Walter Langheinrich, M.D.Rosa Navarro, M.D.Steve Schroeder, M.D.Stephen Smith, M.D.Robert Yount, M.D.