Herrick Medical Center opens new Women’s Health Center

Bixby and Herrick Medical Centers have announced an expansion of some women’s health services and plans to streamline other areas to ensure that quality health care is delivered more efficiently and serves the changing needs in Lenawee County.

A new Women’s Health Center at Herrick Medical Center, which began providing services on Oct. 18, offers new technology and expanded services for women in a warm and modern environment. The 6,200-square-foot facility was 100-percent funded through community donations. It includes seven exam rooms for physician specialists, two mammography suites, two ultrasound suites, a DEXA (bone density) scan room, a breast stereotactic procedure room, and a laboratory drawing area.

“Earlier this year, we renewed our public promise to care for the patients we serve as if they were our neighbors. We want our community to know we have a personal investment in their health care. The building of this Women’s Health Center is our promise in action – providing the best care possible for our patients,” says Tim Jakacki, president, Bixby and Herrick Medical Centers. “We hope the Women’s Health Center will become an icon in the community and a leader in health care for women.”

“I believe all women in our community should have access to quality health care services in a welcoming and comfortable environment,” says Shelley Hickman, fundraising campaign chairman. “We are so pleased that the community worked together to make this possible.”
Several physician specialties and numerous diagnostic services will be offered at the Women’s Health Center, including:

• Female urology, stress incontinence, sexual dysfunction — Tony Pinson, MD
• Jobst Vascular Center clinic – John Pigott, MD, and Ralph Whalen, MD
• Midlife women’s health – Tammy Birbeck, DO, and Terry Gibbs, DO
• Migraine headache clinic – Rebecca Poetschke, DO
• Varicose vein treatment – Keven Schattner, DO
• Women’s heart health services – J. Peter Longabaugh, MD, Northwest Ohio Cardiology Consultants
• Breast cancer surgery
• DEXA (bone density) scan
• Digital mammography
• Stereotactic breast biopsy
• Therapeutic massage
• Ultrasound – 3D/4D
A community open house and free health screening will officially mark the grand opening of the new Women’s Health Center.  The public is invited to tour the women’s center on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will also include free health screenings, educational sessions with physicians, chair massages, mini manicures, tours of the new facility, and a continental breakfast.
In addition to the new center, the following changes will occur:
Labor and delivery services currently at Herrick Medical Center will relocate to Bixby Medical Center. Physician-office based obstetric services and gynecological surgeries will remain in Tecumseh.
The Sleep Disorders Center at Bixby Medical Center will relocate to Herrick Medical Center.
Cardiology services at Bixby Medical Center and Herrick Medical Center will expand to include more physicians.
“These decisions were based on which services are needed the most and in which areas,” says Jakacki. “We believe these changes are in the best interest of our patients and will ensure that we continue to provide quality health care services to this community for years to come.”
For more information, call 424.3611, or visit www.promedica.org.