The center has 10 patient exam rooms, as well as CT, X‐ray, ultrasound and medical laboratory services, hospital officials said. Miami Valley Emergency Physicians staff the center, and also staff emergency department doctors at Miami Valley Hospital downtown Dayton and Miami Valley South in Centerville.
“Within an hour they saw their first patient,” said Nancy Thickel, Miami Valley spokeswoman.
The center is located at the Living Water Professional Building, a Jamestown medical complex with imaging, lab testing, physical therapy, physician offices and other services.
The Jamestown Emergency Center, 4940 Cottonville Road, is open 24 hours a day.
“Hospitals across the country are using freestanding emergency centers as a way to improve access and drive down wait times,” said James Pancoast, president and chief executive officer of Premier Health Partners, in a statement.
Freestanding emergency departments don’t have inpatient beds to admit patients.
Miami Valley is part of the Dayton nonprofit hospital group Premier Health.