Strong West’s new Orthopaedics space is set to open before Christmas. The facility is located in the building formerly occupied by the childcare center on the north side of the Brockport Strong West campus next to the Beikirch Care Center.
Former Lakeside ortho surgeon Dr. Jonathan Gable and his staff will begin seeing patients December 22, Strong West officials say. Dr. Gable’s office has been located in the main Strong West building.
In addition to orthopaedics, O’Donovan says the 6,500 square foot state-of-the-art facility will include on-site x-ray and UR Medicine’s Sports and Spine Rehabilitation, staffed by spine specialists Dr. David Speach and Dr. John Orsini, who also saw patients at the former Lakeside Hospital.
The specialists in sports and spine rehab have “expertise in returning patients to a high level of activity,” O’Donovan explains.
The new facility will also allow Dr. Gable to expand his ortho practice. “It will be more conducive to the patients he treats,” O’Donovan notes, “there is access with a parking lot and (provides for) continuity of care.”
Dr. Gable relocated to Greece following the closing of Lakeside, but returned when Strong West opened. His staff includes his nurse, Pam Toman and secretary Chris Pratt, both of whom were part of his staff at Lakeside and who also reside in Brockport.
With the opening of the Ortho/Rehab facility, Strong West will be able to provide the entire cycle of care from the ED to the Ambulatory Surgical Center to ortho and rehab, “…. under one umbrella,” O’Donovan says. “We are excited to be able to offer (these services) to the Brockport community.”
O’Donovan gave the Suburban News/The Herald a tour of the facility in early December while construction crews were hard at work completing renovations.
The rehab side includes four open treatment areas as well as two private treatment rooms and will open after the first of the year. The ortho side includes eight exam rooms and one procedure room in addition to the on-site x-ray.
The original footprint of the building was retained, while the entire interior was gutted, O’Donovan says, noting the facility has many windows, “… it’s very light,” he says, “it’s not in the bowels of a hospital – the look is much more modern.”
“There are now more than 100 employees at Strong West and more than half are former Lakeside employees,” O’Donovan adds. “We’ve followed through on our commitment.”
