With the new Carle at the Riverfront clinic and ambulatory surgical center set to open in 2023, Carle Medical Director for Vermilion and Iroquois Counties Dr. Tim Meneely told 1490 WDAN’s Laura Williams on Community Connection that the first quarter of the year will be non-stop change. First, construction will most likely conclude in January, with moving in starting in February. As Dr. Meneely pointed out, many offices will be moving over from 2300 North Vermilion location, and the 311 West Fairchild location. So if you are a regular or new patient at either site, please double-check.
AUDIO: We’re going to try to announce all of this ahead of time, but make sure you know what building you’re going to if you have an appointment in the first quarter. Because you may show up at Fairchild, and if there’s a “closed” sign on it; pretty good bet, go to the new place.
Dr. Meneely also mentioned that despite the size of the new four story; 155,000 square foot building; it’s a clinic and ambulatory surgical center, not a hospital.
AUDIO: We’ll have all of our specialists rotating through. So we’ll have quite a few people on site full time, and others rotating several times a week. But it is not a hospital. And we get this question a lot, because it looks impressive. But no, there’s no hospital beds, there is not an emergency room. We have a very talented group of people running our convenient care; and they’re available like they are now, or they will be, in our new facility.
Dr. Meneely says the Carle location on Fairchild is a rented facility, while the owned facility on North Vermilion will mostly likely be sold.
To hear Laura Williams’ entire interview with Dr. Tim Meneely, please go to https://vermilioncountyfirst.com/the-community-connection/
