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Mercy Medical, Plain schools plan facility at GlenOak High School
Published on Friday, Oct 19, 2007
Beacon Journal staff report
Mercy Medical Center and the Plain school district are discussing plans to build a community health and wellness center at GlenOak High School in Plain Township.
At the board of education meeting Wednesday night, Dr. Bruce Hensley said the project's goal is to improve the health of students, school staff and the community.
The facility would likely include sports medicine, family practice, labs, X-rays, and possibly a fitness center. Exact services will be determined over the next several months through discussions with the community, said Hensley, medical director of Mercy's work health safety services.
''We think it makes a lot of sense on a whole bunch of levels,'' said Plain Superintendent Christopher Smith.
At the academic level, the wellness center would provide real-world experience to GlenOak students in the health and human services academy. The community would take control of its health and fitness. School athletes would be right next to X-ray and sports medicine facilities.
Neither the schools or Mercy are expecting to invest money in construction. The community will donate the property, Smith said, but a developer will be hired to build and lease the facility. He doesn't expect the project will have a difficult time finding an interested developer.
''If we didn't think it was a doable project,'' he said, ''we wouldn't be out there working on it.''
Beacon Journal staff report
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