CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances groundbreaking for emergency room, clinic expansion
(CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances officials joined with dignitaries from the City of Athens, Chamber of Commerce, and Athens EDC Tuesday for a groundbreaking ceremony.)
Press release
Round-the-clock emergency care will soon be available in Athens from CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System. Tuesday, Northeast Texas leaders joined government officials, administrators, and caregivers to celebrate a groundbreaking ceremony for a state-of-the-art emergency care center and clinic expansion.
The new facility, located at the CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic site on State Highway 19 in Athens, features new exam rooms, trauma rooms, a full-service imaging center, and a laboratory for easier access to test results. The clinical staff will include board-certified Emergency Medicine physicians and registered nurses, as well as radiology and laboratory technicians. The new Athens Emergency Care Center will accept ambulance traffic.
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic will also be expanding facilities onsite, adding more than 10,000 square feet. The primary care providers currently located at the clinic -- Dr. Terri Eckert, Dr. James Qualls, Dr. Karah Coker, Nurse Practitioner Rebecca Powell, and Nurse Practitioner Brandi Jones -- will continue practicing alongside specialty providers in cardiac, orthopedics, vascular, pain management, podiatry, endocrinology and sleep medicine.
"Being able to access quality, COVID-safe health care, especially emergency care, is of huge importance to our patients. With the new facility, we are answering the needs of our patients in Athens and the surrounding area," said Jason Proctor, Ministry President, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital. "CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System has continued to be a major driver of economic development in Athens and the surrounding area. The new facility will add jobs, reinforcing CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances' commitment to the growth of the Athens area. With the addition of the Emergency Care Center, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances will have approximately 50 employees in Athens."
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