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St Margaret's Opens New Primary Care Clinic

St. Margaret’s announces the opening of their new primary care clinic on Midtown Road in north Peru. The building is located directly south of HyVee and west of the St. Margaret’s Center for Physical Rehab.

The 14,500 square-foot facility houses 10 practitioners - 6 primary care physicians and 4 mid-level providers. Expanded lab services and diagnostic testing, including digital x-ray, will be offered on site. Patients will be able to have many common procedures performed at the new center. Walk-ins will also be accepted.

This center will have direct connectivity to St. Margaret’s information systems, allowing practitioners to immediately access the patient’s electronic medical record and test results. Radiologists located at the hospital will be able to access digital x-ray images via the PACS system, thus improving turn-around time for interpretations. Digital technology also eliminates the need for transporting films to the hospital and the need to devote large amounts of space for storage of films.

The new location provides improved convenience and overall access to primary care services for the entire community. The facility will be spacious to accommodate patient flow, with ample and adjacent parking.

The physicians at the clinic will be Family Medicine physicians Dr. Shawn Bailey, Dr. Alex Bernal, Dr. Damian Grivetti, Dr. Jeffrey Tanzi, Dr. Richard Twanow, and Internal Medicine physician Dr. Ramon Inciong. Joining the physicians in caring for area residents are Debbie Herz, RN, FNP, and Physician Assistants Carrie Lopez, PA-C, Michael Miller, PA-C, and Kristie Shin, PA-C. There will be approximately 30 support staff employed at this site, as well.

The following medical providers will be accepting new patients: Damian Grivetti, MD, Jeffrey Tanzi, DO, Richard Twanow, MD, Debbie Herz, RN, FNP, Carrie Lopez, PA-C, Mike Miller, PA-C, Kristie Shin, PA-C.

Midtown Health Center is now open until 9 p.m. for minor illnesses and injuries that don't require an emergency room trip. Additional hours have been added on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Hours on those days are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a dedicated provider for walk-ins.