Chelsea Hospital’s Urgent Care to move Sept. 25
Information provided by Chelsea Hospital
Chelsea Hospital’s Urgent Care will be relocated from the hospital’s Emergency Department to the Trinity Health IHA Medical Group office beginning Wednesday, Sept. 25, according to hospital officials.
The new facility is located next door to the hospital on Old U.S. 12; the address is 14288 Old U.S. 12, Chelsea, MI 48118. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. In addition, more seriously ill patients still have the option to quickly transfer care to the Chelsea Hospital Emergency Department.
Hospital officials announced the move May 20 and said it was necessary to meet the demand of a growing number of patients and to reduce wait times.
“Transitioning our Urgent Care services into a dedicated nearby facility is crucial for us to be able to continue delivering high-quality care to our patients,” said Ben Miles, president of Chelsea Hospital. “By expanding our Urgent Care into a dedicated, larger space, we will not only reduce wait times for our patients, but also streamline their care.”
Miles said back in May that when Urgent Care moved into the Emergency Department two years ago, “it was understood a future move would be inevitable due to expected growth.”
That time came about much sooner than expected, as the combined Emergency Department and Urgent Care volumes have increased by 47 percent, rising from 20,000 visits to more than 31,000.
“This move is another step in our commitment to improving efficiency and delivering timely, high-quality care to our community,” Miles said.
In coordination with the move, patients also will benefit from Trinity Health IHA Medical Group’s launch of the “Save My Spot” online scheduler, which will allow patients to skip the wait by choosing an appointment time online.
Chelsea Hospital is a not-for-profit joint venture hospital, whose partners are Trinity Health Michigan, a Catholic health care system, and Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan. The hospital employs more than 1,200 people with a medical staff of about 800 physicians. Key services include medical and surgical service lines, eight operating rooms, a 24-hour emergency department and senior emergency room, a state-of-the-art cancer center and a physical medicine and rehabilitation department. For more information about Chelsea Hospital, visit trinityhealthmichigan.org.
