MedStar Building New Health Center
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital and partners Greater Baden Medical Services and Walden Behavioral Health celebrate construction of East Run Health Center in Lexington Park with placement of one of the building’s support beams. Pictured, from left, are Gary Lynch, chief operating officer of Walden Behavioral Health; Brian K. Norris, president and chief executive officer of The Cherry Cove Group; Dr. Stephen Michaels, chief operating officer and chief medical officer of MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital; Colenthia Malloy, chief executive officer of Greater Baden Medical Services; Lori Werrell, director of MedStar St. Mary’s Health Connections; June Castro, operations specialist of Access Health; Melony Griffith, vice president of external and governmental affairs with Greater Baden Medical Services; and Jim Gosnell, senior vice president of development with The Cherry Cove Group.
Lexington Park’s East Run Health Center Under Construction
Medical care options in St. Mary’s County are growing. The first of the steel construction beams that will support a three-story medical arts building in Lexington Park was put into place on May 10, 2016. The East Run Health Center on Great Mills Road is the site of a partnership between MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Greater Baden Medical Services, and Walden Behavioral Health.
The center will give residents more options for medical care at a single location.
“This community health center aligns with MedStar St. Mary’s priority to continue to provide integrated care for our communities,” said Dr. Stephen Michaels, MSMH chief operating officer and chief medical officer. “It addresses a vital need for health services in the southern part of St. Mary’s County, while providing residents with convenient one-stop access to those services.”
For too long, Lexington Park has been an underserved area when it comes to meeting health care needs. The East Run Health Center is a way for MedStar St. Mary’s and partner organizations to help meet those needs.
“Our partnership has evolved from Walden’s collaboration with MedStar St. Mary’s, supporting the Health Connections van at our Hope Place location and providing behavioral health screening services,” Dr. Kathleen O’Brien, chief executive officer of Walden Behavioral Health, said. “As the behavioral health partner in this project, we look forward to working with MedStar St. Mary’s and Greater Baden to bring comprehensive integrated health care to St. Mary’s County.”
“Greater Baden joins our partners in enthusiastically awaiting the completion of this state-of-the-art facility,” said Colenthia Malloy, chief executive officer of Greater Baden Medical Services. “Having an access point at this location will afford us the opportunity to provide the highest quality of care for our insured and uninsured neighbors in Lexington Park and surrounding communities.”
The innovative health center will open in spring 2017. The site is being developed by The Cherry Cove Group near the corner of Chancellor’s Run and Great Mills roads. The floor plan is designed to foster integrated team treatment planning and discussion.
“We see this not only as a great opportunity for our region, but it will be transformational for the Great Mills corridor and its residents,” said Brian K. Norris, president and chief executive officer of The Cherry Cove Group. “East Run Health Center will bring excellent health care closer to where many people work, live, and commute.”
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