When To Seek Emergency Care

Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath

Broken bone

Chest, abdominal pain or pressure

Fainting, sudden dizziness, weakness

Changes in vision

Confusion or changes in mental status

Any sudden or severe pain

Uncontrolled bleeding

Coughing or vomiting blood

Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea

Suicidal feelings

Difficulty speaking

Directed by physician or unable to get timely physician appointment practitioners, nurses, technologists and social and environmental services specialists. An around-the-clock operation, the center will have at least one physician on duty at all times and as many more as needed during the typical heavy patient load hours, generally between 2 and 10 p.m., Halpin says.

Generally, other problems can be addressed by your physician or an urgent care center.

The center is designed to treat 20,000 people annually. If it’s not large enough, “we have room to expand” on 20 more acres on the cam- pus, she says. But there are no plans for doing so yet. “A lot can be built on 20 acres.”

The Emergency Center will have a public open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 9.

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at gbishop@ pubgroupltd.com.

Congratulations to Wayne and George, Jr.

Wayne E. Niles received the Associate of the Year Award and George W. McCloy, Jr. received the New Organization Associate of the Year Award for 2011. Through their dedication and hard work, they’ve earned these prestigious honors during the past year within McCloy Financial Services.