UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) plans to consolidate all urgent-care services at Faxton Urgent Care at 1676 Sunset Ave. in Utica.
MVHS is an affiliation of St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare in Utica. The two organizations came together in March 2014.
Genesee Urgent Care, located at 1904 Genesee St. in Utica, will relocate and combine with Faxton Urgent Care on Jan. 15, MVHS said in a news release.
The consolidation will help MVHS “make better use of resources, avoid duplication of services and reduce costs in the system,” the organization said.
MVHS, in a follow-up email, said it did not cut jobs in the consolidation.
“Faxton Urgent Care has recently been expanded and renovated in preparation for the change,” Edward Reynolds, a registered nurse and MVHS’ urgent-care operations manager, said in the release. “The Faxton and Genesee Urgent Care centers each have nearly 17,000 patient visits annually and our providers and staff are committed to continuing to meet the community’s health-care needs.”
People should use urgent-care centers for minor medical problems, such as seasonal allergies, coughs and colds, flu, pink eye, sprains, minor burns and lacerations, urinary-tract infections, minor back pain, rashes, and nausea, according to the MVHS news release.
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