The facility, near the roundabout in south Sanford, will offer an array of services, including walk-in care, lab services and x-rays on site. It is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
York Hospital CEO Jud Knox, said that in March, the facility at 1474 Main St., just south of the roundabout on Main Street, Route 109, will also be the home of York Hospital Family Medicine in Sanford, offering primary care services.
Knox said the new walk-in clinic currently employs about a dozen people, including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, clerical staff and others.
It is the hospital’s first foray into Sanford, although York-based hospital corporation has been in nearby Wells for many years, where it operates an urgent care facility and offers cancer care, laboratory testing, orthopedics and sports medicine, as well as an array of other services.
The Wells facility is located about 10 miles from the 11-acre Sanford site.
Knox on Tuesday said the Wells facility, open 15 years ago, was serving a lot of Sanford residents, and that bringing a facility to the community made sense.
“We wanted to see if we could serve the community of Sanford,” he said.
Will York Hospital venture further into York County?
“We’ll see,” said Knox. “Every community is different and unique. Understanding the community is important. We’ll learn here.”
York Hospital also operates York Hospital Family Medicine in North Berwick and has a facility in South Berwick and in Kittery. York Hospital is located in York.
The walk-in clinic is the second to locate in Sanford in as many years. Southern Maine Health Care opened a walk-in clinic at its medical office building on June Street in September 2016.
York Hospital in Sanford will host an Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 11 at their new facility.
Marketing director Jody Merrill said folks are invited to meet the staff, take a tour of the building, enjoy refreshments and more.
— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or twells@journaltribune.com.
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