About St. Mary's Health Care - Ottawa

Whether you have a sick child on the weekend or you cannot get away from work before your physician’s office closes, chances are you have experienced a problem getting health care when you need it. St. Mary's Hospital understood how this could become a problem. So St. Mary’s Health Care – Ottawa was created. This new state-of-the-art facility, which now is open for business, offers immediate care for those who do not have a regular physician or those who cannot get in to see their physician.

What is Immediate Care?

Many parents struggle with the issue of what to do with a sick child on a weekend, wondering if the child is sick enough to warrant a trip to the emergency room before the doctor’s office opens for business on Monday. Now, parents and children do not need to suffer through illnesses like ear infections or strep throat until Monday morning.

St. Mary’s Health Care – Ottawa is open from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. seven days a week and can handle these situations. The extended hours are also great for working adults who cannot easily get away from work in time to see their physician for illnesses and pains. Although appointments are available, walk-in patients are welcome also.

Those hours also mean added convenience to everyday health care needs. For working parents who do not want to use precious vacation days sitting in a doctor’s office, or for parents who do not want their child to miss school unnecessarily, you can stop by after school or on the weekend.

Lab and x-rays available

To add to the convenience, lab services and x-rays are available on site. Lab tests ordered by any physician can be performed at this facility; the doctor does not need to be on staff at St. Mary's Hospital. Someone who needs lab work can drop by the facility whenever convenient and not deal with driving to a hospital, finding parking and locating the laboratory.

For anyone who is not sure if they have a broken bone, the x-ray services can answer that question without the expense of an emergency room visit. Ordinary sprains and bumps can be examined and handled anytime without an appointment.

Caring physicians and staff

St. Mary’s Health Care – Ottawa is staffed by excellent physicians. The managing partner, Dr. Ted Patras earned his medical doctorate from the University of Health Sciences, the Chicago Medical School. He served his internship at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in Chicago before completing his residency at University of Chicago Hospitals.

Dr. Richard DeAngelo, the facility’s medical director earned his medical degree from Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine. He served his residency and an affiliated residency in emergency medicine at Lutheran General/University of Illinois in Chicago.

For more information on any of the services available at St. Mary’s Health Care, please call 815-431-9208.

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Dr. Ted Patras

Dr. Rich DeAngelo