in need of footwear for the challenging winter and spring seasons.“ We are lucky to have such an incredible staff. They truly love participating in all of these events,” said Roethler.“ It’ s just part of their nature. They like to help people and genuinely enjoy doing it – whether in the clinic or in the community!”
THE URGENCY ROOM The Urgency Room( UR) model focuses on a traditionally underserved patient population. Patients now have a broad range of options when it comes to where they receive medical treatment and UR strives to fill the gap between urgent care and the emergency department.“ Historically patients didn’ t have a choice when it came to access of care. If clinics were closed and you needed immediate medical attention, the ER was the only option. At UR, we have the expertise in medical decisionmaking paired with the necessary tools onsite to diagnose and treat a broad range of illnesses and injuries,” says Medical Director Carolyn McClain, MD.
Open 365 days a year, UR is equipped with a CT scanner, x-ray, ultrasound and lab and can care for patients of all ages, quickly and efficiently. The expertise of these ER physicians, combined with their onsite capabilities has provided a greatly needed medical alternative for this community.
In 2016, almost 30,000 patients were treated at the Vadnais Heights’ UR. Not just Vadnais Heights patients utilize the facility, but also patients from the surrounding areas of White Bear Lake, Shoreview, and additional communities extending past Hugo and Forest Lake.
SUMMIT ORTHOPEDICS“ With the growth of Vadnais Heights and the surrounding communities, the physician leaders at Summit saw an opportunity to invest in the community and develop a destination experience for orthopedic care, drawing individuals and families from across the Twin Cities,” said Adam Berry, CEO, Summit Orthopedics.
Summit Orthopedics / Vadnais Heights campus has become a destination for advanced spine and total joint procedures – attracting an estimated 44,000 patients from across the metro area, several states and outside the country.
A more inventive way of meeting the needs of today’ s patients is what Summit Orthopedics calls Right-Sized Care.“ Right-Sized Care means if a procedure can be done safely and
effectively in a surgery center, it should be performed there rather than a hospital. In the same way, if a procedure can be done in the clinic setting safely and effectively, then it should be done there rather than a surgery center. This trend seeks to drive down healthcare costs, and Summit has been quick to embrace this type of thinking with the new model for total joint replacement and advanced spine procedures being done in a surgery center environment rather than the hospital,” said Summit CEO Berry.
ALLINA HEALTH HELENE HOULE MEDICAL CENTER
1155 E County Rd E, Vadnais Heights( 651) 241-9200 www. allinahealth. org / Clinics
URGENCY ROOM
1159 East County Road E, Vadnais Heights 651-789-6500 www. urgencyroom. com / locations
SUMMIT ORTHOPEDICS
3580 Arcade Street S, Vadnais Heights 651-968-5200 www. summitortho. com / location
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