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RESIDENTS IN
the Geneva area will
have more healthcare choices than
ever this summer when Ashtabula
County Medical Center (ACMC)
opens the Geneva Family Health
Center, bringing both primary and
specialty care providers to Geneva.
The Geneva facility will also offer
a walk-in Express Care clinic and
laboratory services.
The Geneva Family Health
Center will be located on Route
534 in the Colonel’s Plaza.
“Access to primary care is vital
to the health and well-being of a
community, and a recent study
by The Advisory Board, a leading
national healthcare consulting
firm, shows that Geneva does
not have enough primary care
providers to meet the needs of
the community,” says Michael
Habowski, President and CEO of
the ACMC Healthcare System.
“As the only full-service hospital
in Ashtabula County—and with
an employed physician group of
more than 70 full-time physicians,
nurse practitioners and physician
assistants—ACMC is best suited
to help meet that need. In addition
to primary care, specialists in
cardiology, gastroenterology,
general surgery, orthopaedics,
pulmonology and urology will
offer office appointments in the
Geneva Family Health Center.”
Specialists close to home
The creation of the Geneva
Family Health Center will also
ensure seamless access to the
full complement of physician
specialists who work at ACMC—
allowing patients to be seen close
to home rather than be transferred
to Geauga County or Cleveland.
“Many patients in the Geneva
area already trust their care to
ACMC,” says Habowski. “Having
a physical presence in the
community makes ACMC’s quality
healthcare even more accessible to
more people.”
Based on data provided by the
Ohio Hospital Association, over
50 percent of Ashtabula County
residents receive healthcare
services outside of the county.
Many of those services are
available at ACMC.
“ACMC is the only hospital in
the county with specialists on call
24 hours a day, seven days a week,”
says Habowski. “Our medical staff
includes providers who specialize
in cardiology; ear, nose and throat;
orthopaedics and sports medicine;
surgery; urology; gastroenterology;
neurology; obstetrics and
gynecology; ophthalmology;
pulmonology; vascular surgery;
Plus Express Care and lab services
Geneva Family
Health Center
to open
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