The ribbon successfully cut in two.
That makes it official: Mercy Health – Ada Family Medicine is open for business even though a “soft” opening took place in late May.
MONTY SIEKERMAN PHOTOS OF THE GRAND OPENING
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The noon June 22 ribbon cutting ceremony allowed Ada officials to tour its newest building, meet the staff and representatives from St. Rita’s Medical Center.
Located in front of Vancrest of Ada on State Route 81, Ada Family Medicine’s lead physician is Dr. Jason Hageman, M.D.
He has been associated with St. Rita's for the past two years. He will share his time between Ada and St. Rita's.
The newly-built facility includes physician offices, a nurse’s station, exam rooms, procedure room, conference room, X-ray area, and lab room.
Specialists will be at the facility on a part-time basis. These physicians specialize in cardiology, general surgery, gastrointestinal, urology and sports medicine.
The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. until noon on Friday. The phone number is 419-634-0431.
A nurse practitioner will be at the office fulltime. She is Jenelle Niese.
PHOTOS
• Ambassadors for the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance are (from left) Norma Umberger, Patti Risner, Margaret Carmean, all of Kenton, and Ruth Roider of Ada.
* Dr. Jason Hageman and Jenelle Niese, CPN.
* Ronda Lehman, SRPS COO, said the facility will provide the community with fulltime primary care and part-time specialists in several areas.
* Dave Murphy, SRHP, VP, said the new facility in Ada is here to celebrate health. Many of the employees went to school in Ada and live in the community. There are many cooperative efforts in the planning stages, such as working with ONU in several areas. He cited pharmacy and sports medicine as two examples.
