On Thursday, WellSpan Health held a gathering of community leaders for a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new WellSpan Outpatient Center at CityGate. The $23 million dollar state of the art facility was designed to assist the increasing healthcare needs of Lancaster County.
“Our patients asked us for access to care closer to their homes. As our network of providers expands in Lancaster County, this was a natural outgrowth of that,” says Jim Stuccio, WellSpan senior vice president for the East Region, which includes Lancaster County. “We will be able to meet and treat patients where they are in this brand-new facility. We want to offer the right care, in the right place for our community.”
The two-story building provides a 34,000 square foot facility that was created with the future of health care in mind. Having three operating rooms equipped with the newest technologies. The surgical centers offer outpatient surgeries that cost 45% to 60% less than in a hospital setting, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The center also features a 20-bed pre/post-anesthesia care area divided into two distinct spaces depending on care needs. Patients can obtain outpatient lab services, imaging services, including X-ray and MRI. The center provides 28 new jobs, for now, and is likely to grow as more services come on.
Medical offices are located on the top floor with the WellSpan Urology and Plastic Surgery practices. There will also be additional space to accommodate additional practices opening in the future, based on the needs of the community.
