PRESS RELEASE for Immediate Release
November 18, 2010
Contact:  Bob Winters, AIA  314-721-4050

Monroe County Surgical Center Groundbreaking!!
At a time when many parts of Illinois are struggling just to maintain access to healthcare, Monroe County is moving in the other direction—increasing access for its citizens to quality healthcare. 
The new Monroe County Surgical Center will be located at 501 Hamacher Street, Waterloo, Illinois—the newest addition to the Southern Illinois Center for Health Campus.  Anticipated opening date is July 2011.  The two operating room facility will offer state-of-the-art out-patient surgical services in the following specialties: general surgery, orthopedics, spine surgery, podiatry, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, cardiovascular/vascular, urology, pain management, plastic and hand surgery, and otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat).  “We have an exceptional group of specialists—some of the best in the metropolitan St. Louis area and  many who have been practicing on our campus for more than ten years.  They continue to be highly committed to the people of this community.”  The surgical center will allow them to provide needed surgical services locally.
This facility is one that we can all be proud of—a significant contributor to the quality of life we enjoy here in Monroe County.  The facility is being developed by the Medical Development Company of America, LLC who are partnering once again with RG Ross Construction, TWM Civil Engineering and OWH Architects, the design/build team for the full service diagnostic Imaging Center.  Located directly behind the Medical Office Building and the Imaging Center, the new Surgical Center adds to a campus that is already home to our well established primary care practices, an obstetrics/gynecological practice, home dialysis services, Quest Laboratory, Monroe Physical Therapy/Training Room and the Southern Illinois Multi-Specialty Clinic.  The campus is immediately to the west of the Oak Hill/Monroe County Nursing Home.
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