HEALTH CARE

Health care in the Greencastle-Antrim community has moved forward by leaps and bounds since the days when doctors made house calls.

The John L. Grove Medical Center has been located on Eastern Avenue for nearly half a century and in 2019, health care options expanded even more when the WellSpan Greencastle Health Center opened on Antrim Commons Drive.

The Grove Medical Center is home to Greencastle Family Practice, a counseling service, podiatrist, eye care center and dentist. WellSpan also continues to offer lab and X-ray services in the building.

Urgent care, open seven days a week, is located on the first floor of the $15 million WellSpan Greencastle Health Center, which is the new location of Antrim Family Medicine, an OB/GYN practice, a physical and occupational therapy suite and additional lab and X-ray services. Specialty services are now convenient for Greencastle-Antrim residents, with occupational health, orthopedics, podiatry, digestive health, endocrinology, pain specialists, surgical specialists, urology, behavior health and ENT and hearing practices in the 45,000-square-foot facility.

More WellSpan services are available across the county, including Chambersburg and Waynesboro hospitals. Area residents may also choose Meritus Medical Center in

John L. Grove Medical Center

DENTIST Greencastle Family Dental Brett Manlucu DDS Suite #108 717-597-7197

FAMILY PRACTICE

Greencastle Family Practice

Duane E. Sipes MD

Kent Copeland MD

Nathan T. Derstine DO

Michael S. Fitzpatrick DO

John C. Strickler PA-C

Mindy L. Barnhart CRNP

Suite #135 717-597-3151

WELLSPAN CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL Lab-EKG-X-ray Suite #104 717-597-5537

COUNSELING SERVICES

Paul D. Bitner MS, LPC Diane R. Swan MS, LPC Nancy Morton MSW, LCSW Melissa J. Grove MS, NCC, LPC Cheryl Sears MA, LPC Kristin Holdaway NCC, LPC

Suite #115 717-597-0095

PODIATRIST

Foot & Ankle Specialists of the Mid-Atlantic LLC

Adam G. Grahn DPM Brandy H. Grahm DPM

Suite #122 717-643-0795

OPTOMETRIST Greencastle Eye Care Center Sandra Fink-Freeman OD C. J. Parsons OD Suite #107 717-597-7708

50 Eastern Avenue • P.O. Box 248 • Greencastle, Pennsylvania 17225-0248 Business Office Suite #050 Ph. (717) 597-4114 Fax (717) 597-4417 • E-mail: gaf050@comcast.net

Specialty care, family medicine and urgent care can all be found at the new WellSpan Greencastle Health Center.

Hagerstown, Md., and Fulton County Medical Center in McConnellsburg.

The Rescue Hose Co. Ambulance Squad responds to medical emergencies, with extra assistance from the Waynesboro Area Advanced Life Support Unit, also known as Medic 2, available for more serious calls.

There also are dental, eye care, chiropractic and physical therapy options and fitness centers elsewhere in the community, and pharmacy services are offered at three drug stores in North Antrim Way.

Residents who want to take a different approach to their health may opt for a visit to The Center of Balance for reflexology, Reiki, massage, hypnosis, coaching and wellness products or stop by Alternative Choices for natural food and other remedies for the mind, body and spirit.

A TOPS Club (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at Antrim Assembly of God Church. It offers support for people seeking to lose and maintain weight loss.

In conjunction with Fulton County, Franklin County runs a drug and alcohol program devoted to prevention and case management. The two counties also share programs for mental health, intellectual disabilities and early intervention.

Community health fairs are held periodically and regular events help fight deadly diseases — the American Cancer Society’s Greencastle Relay for Life in May on the Greencastle-Antrim School District’s Kaley Field. g