{"id":32620,"date":"2018-09-07T02:21:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T06:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=32620"},"modified":"2018-09-07T12:52:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T16:52:06","slug":"mcdonough-named-new-director-of-urgent-care-services-at-malta-med-emergent-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2018\/09\/mcdonough-named-new-director-of-urgent-care-services-at-malta-med-emergent-care\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonough Named New Director Of Urgent Care Services At Malta Med Emergent Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32621\" style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/urgent-care-director-mcdonough-c-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/urgent-care-director-mcdonough-c-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/urgent-care-director-mcdonough-c-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/urgent-care-director-mcdonough-c.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. JoAnne McDonough of Round Lake, new medical director of urgent care services.<br \/>Courtesy Malta Med Emergent Care<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr. JoAnne McDonough of Round Lake is the new medical director of urgent care services at Malta Med Emergent Care.<\/p>\n<p>The emergency medicine physician is assigned to Malta Med full time, treating patients and overseeing all medical care at the facility, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Although they were always available for consultation, previous medical directors also spent time providing care off site, officials noted. The change in coverage reflects increased demand at the 24\/7 facility\u2014and is the latest example of Malta Med\u2019s responsiveness to patients and the community.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe\u2019ve been growing by leaps and bounds and expect that to continue,\u201d said Emily Wright, site administrator at Malta Med Emergent Care. \u201cThis is a great opportunity to meet the needs of existing patients and prepare for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>A joint venture of Albany Med and Saratoga Hospital, Malta Med opened in 2013 and has been expanding services ever since. In addition to urgent care, Malta Med offers walk-in lab and imaging services, including CT scans, MRI, ultrasound and X-ray imaging.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u201cMalta Med has become increasingly important to the community, and our decision to increase coverage and oversight reflects that,\u201d said Dr. Richard Falivena, chief medical and physician integration officer for Saratoga Hospital and medical director of Malta Med Emergent Care.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe were looking for a physician with extensive experience and knowledge of the community\u2014someone who could join Emily as the face of Malta Med,\u201d he said. \u201cJoAnne is the perfect choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>McDonough has nearly 20 years of experience as an emergency medicine physician, most recently as chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Ellis Hospital. She holds Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health degrees from Yale University School of Medicine and School of Public Health, respectively, and completed a fellowship in emergency ultrasound at the University of California, Irvine.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>She is board certified in emergency medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and the American College of Emergency Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Earlier this year, at the request of patients, Malta Med launched online check-in for urgent care. The service lets patients check on availability and choose the time that\u2019s most convenient for them to come in.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u201cPatients can do most of their waiting in the comfort of their own home,\u201d Wright said. \u201cNot only is that more convenient, it also helps reduce the spread of flu and other contagious diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because patients provide symptom information to Malta Med ahead of time, staff can prepare for the visit in advance. Patients who have symptoms that are potentially life-threatening are prevented from making an online appointment and told to call 9-1-1 or get to a hospital emergency department immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. JoAnne McDonough of Round Lake is the new medical director of urgent care services at Malta Med Emergent Care. The emergency medicine physician is assigned to Malta Med full time, treating patients and overseeing all medical care at the facility, officials said. \u00a0Although they were always available for consultation, previous medical directors also spent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-fitness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>McDonough Named New Director Of Urgent Care Services At Malta Med Emergent Care - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2018\/09\/mcdonough-named-new-director-of-urgent-care-services-at-malta-med-emergent-care\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"McDonough Named New Director Of Urgent Care Services At Malta Med Emergent Care - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. JoAnne McDonough of Round Lake is the new medical director of urgent care services at Malta Med Emergent Care. 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