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Morrison Community Hospital administration announced today that the hospitals $2 million renovation of the operating room and specialty clinic will be completed soon. Specialty physicians have already begun scheduling outpatient surgeries for February of 2010. MCH has offered surgical services for many years but with the addition of new specialists and technology they will now be able to offer a larger range of services. Chad Haskell the Director of Communications said, “The community and surrounding area can be confident when choosing MCH for their outpatient surgery. We have enhanced our surgical department with the addition of new staff, experienced specialty physicians, advanced education, and the latest technology. With the addition of these specialty physicians and outpatient surgeries the community will benefit from having services close to home and the local businesses will hopefully see an increase of visitors from out of town. It is evident by the large quantity of patient visits that we have had in our Family Care Clinic that we will have plenty of opportunities for our new specialists.” Dr. Raymond Alberts, Ophthalmologist, holds a medical degree from the University of Utah and completed his residency at the University of Iowa. Dr. Alberts has been performing surgeries at MCH since 1998. Dr. James Dukelow, Podiatrist, graduated from the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in 1990. Dr. Dukelow completed his residency at the Harvard Memorial Hospital and has been seeing patients at MCH since 2003. Dr. Thane Cody, Ear Nose & Throat Specialist, has been establishing clinic patients at MCH for a year. He received his education at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Mayo Clinic in 1996. Dr. Mohammed Irshad, Gastroenterologist, received his education at the Kasturba Medical College (India) and completed his residency at the Sinai Samaritan Medical Center- University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1989. He has been serving clinic patients at MCH for six months. MCH will now be able to offer many new outpatient surgical procedures and preventative screenings. Procedures and screenings that will be performed at the hospital will include cataract surgeries, tonsillectomies, placements of ear tubes, colon screenings, diabetic screenings for conditions of the feet, and many more. Here is a larger list of some of the services available, separated by specialty physician. These specialist’s services are available at MCH: Dr. Thane Cody, Ear Nose & Throat Specialist Dr. Mohammed Irshad, Gastroenterologist Dr. James Dukelow, Podiatrist (Foot Specialist) Dr. Raymond Alberts, Ophthalmologist An open house and tour is scheduled for Sunday, January 31st from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Area residents are welcome to attend and help celebrate the new improvements. For more information please contact Morrison Community Hospital at 815-772-4003 or visit their new website at www.morrisonhospital.com. |