Trinity Health Opens Comprehensive Emergency Center in Rockford
June 25, 2024
Categories: Community Health
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Diane Benson
Diane.Benson@trinity-health.org
(616) 260-5101
On July 9, Trinity Health Emergency Center – Rockford, located at 6050 Northland Drive NE, at Seven Mile, opens as a comprehensive emergency center with board-certified emergency medicine physicians, physician assistants and nurses on site 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week.
“Our experienced emergency medicine team will provide assessment, triage, evaluation, stabilization, treatment, or priority transfer and direct admission to the hospital if needed,” said Kristy Perez, MSN, RN, AC-CNS, CEN, Administrative Directory, Critical Care, Trauma and Emergency Services, Trinity Health Grand Rapids. “People from northern Kent County and the surrounding communities will be able to receive top level emergency care closer to home.”
The state-of-the-art emergency center has nine patient rooms, a diagnostic lab, medical imaging: CT, x-ray, and diagnostic ultrasound, and cardiac monitoring. Experienced RNs and Grand River Emergency Medical Group (GREMG) physicians and advanced practice providers deliver care for emergent conditions, injuries, and illnesses, including evaluations for patients with chest and abdominal pain, intravenous infusions, and medication administration.
The same board-certified emergency medicine physicians cover Trinity Health Emergency Departments in Grand Rapids and Byron Center.
“Our team is excited to staff this new emergency center,” said Alexander Gutfraynd, DO, Grand River Emergency Medical Group and Medical Director, Trinity Health Emergency Center – Rockford. “We have experience in treating all emergent medical matters and look forward to providing top quality care to a community that previously had to travel many miles to receive it.
About Trinity Health Michigan
Trinity Health Michigan is a leading health care provider and one of the state’s largest employers. With more than 24,000 full-time employees serving 29 counties, Trinity Health Michigan operates nine hospitals located in Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Howell, Livonia, Muskegon, Pontiac, and Shelby, and two medical groups. The health system has 2,314 beds and 5,446 physicians and advanced practice providers. With operating revenues of $4.16 billion, Trinity Health Michigan returns $184 million back to their local communities each year. Together with numerous ambulatory care locations, home health and hospice agencies and 23 senior living communities owned and/or operated by Trinity Health, Trinity Health Michigan provides the full continuum of care for Michigan residents. Trinity Health Michigan is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the country serving more than 30 million people across 22 states. www.trinityhealthmichigan.org