The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
Urgent care
ical decisions, improved outcomes, and seamlessly coordinated care.
“Our new Tower Health Urgent Care Centers are state-of-the-art facilities,” Charles Barbera, MD, vice president, pre-hospital and unscheduled care at Tower Health, said in the release. “The facility will be staffed by board-certified Tower Health physicians and advanced practice providers and will utilize the same medical record as Tower Health hospitals and physician practices. We look forward to providing care to the communities we are joining.”
The electronic medical record system was phased in across Tower Health’s system, with the urgent care facilities completing the process in March of this year.
Tower Health Urgent Care is the largest provider of urgent care services by locations in southeastern Pennsylvania.
The healthcare system acquired 19 urgent care facilities previously owned by Premier Urgent Care in December 2018, officially forming a new business line — Tower Health Urgent Care. The facilities are located in the health care provider’s southeast service area including Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Bucks County.
The new facilities had not been used previously as healthcare facilities Tower Health said Wednesday in an emailed response to questions. Construction on the sites varies depending on the type of existing facility and physical alterations needed. However, most are completed between 120-160 days.
The Berks County-based Tower Health owns six of the region’s hospitals including: Brandywine Hospital, Chestnut Hill Hospital, Jennersville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital and Reading Hospital, as well as St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, a partnership of Tower Health and Drexel University in Philadelphia.
For more information about Tower Health Urgent Care, visit towerhealthurgentcare.org.