FOSTORIA – In an effort to further promote continuity of care for patients, ProMedica Fostoria Community
Hospital has committed $1.6 million to create an approximately 8,000 square-foot Orthopedic and
Rehabilitation Center on the garden level of ProMedica Medical Center in Fostoria.
In addition to constructing office space for the Northwest Ohio Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
orthopedic specialty clinic, which currently resides at the hospital, the full spectrum of
rehabilitation and therapy services offered through Total Rehab will be relocated to the new site as
well.
"The project will create a central location for patients to receive the high-quality orthopedic care
and therapy they’ve come to expect from us," said Tom Borer, chief operating officer, ProMedica
Fostoria Community Hospital. "It will not only increase efficiency and coordination of care for our
clinical team, but be more convenient for our patients and their families too."
The project is expected to take six to seven months to complete, and features a new therapeutic exercise
area along with physical, occupational and speech therapy clinic space; dedicated rooms for orthopedic
patient consultations; an X-ray room; and the addition of an elevator.
"In a time of rapid change in health care, this project demonstrates our continued efforts to
improve our patients’ experience while preserving access to critical resources locally," said Tom
Borer. "In collaboration with Northwest Ohio Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, Drs. Brian Hecht and
Michael Tremains, we are able to further strengthen this program for the benefit of our patients and
reinvest in the community too."
Located at 455 W. Fourth Street, the building, now known as the ProMedica Medical Center was donated to
the ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital Foundation by NSI Crankshaft, formerly known as Norton
Manufacturing, in 2009. In 2011, nearly $400,000 was spent renovating a 2,800-square-foot section of the
building’s first floor to house Drs. Badik and Badik family medicine practice.
Alvada Construction completed the family medicine office, and was awarded the bid for the Orthopedic and
Rehabilitation Center as well.