Adventist HealthCare Opens First Urgent Care Center in Rockville

Earlier this year, Adventist HealthCare opened its first urgent care center in Rockville.

Story by Shanna Muschik

The newly opened Centra Care Adventist HealthCare Urgent Care is a partnership between Adventist HealthCare, Montgomery County’s largest healthcare provider, and Centra Care, which has 26 urgent care centers in Florida and is affiliated with Adventist Health System in Florida.

Scott Brady, MD, Centra Care; Sidney Katz, Councilmember, Montgomery County; Virginia Onley, Councilmember, City of Rockville; Amy Carrier, Adventist HealthCare; Brent Reitz, Adventist HealthCare; Marta Brito Pérez, Adventist HealthCare; Terry Forde, Adventist HealthCare; Robert Paswaters, Ph.Ed, Centra Care; Ken DeStefano, Adventist HealthCare; Jake McKelvy, Centra Care; Brandon Robertson, Centra Care; Patrick F. Garrett, MD, Adventist HealthCare.

“Our new urgent care centers allow Adventist HealthCare to further our mission of improving the health of our communities,” says Terry Forde, president and CEO of Adventist HealthCare. “We are pleased to bring Centra Care’s extensive experience in providing quality and convenient urgent care to Maryland.”

The first Centra Care Maryland site is located at 750 Rockville Pike in Rockville, Md. Centra Care will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The center will offer treatment for a variety of non-life threatening illnesses and injuries in both adults and children including colds, flu, sore throats, ear aches, stomach aches, cuts, broken bones and sprains. Centra Care will always have a board-certified physician on- site and will be able to fill most prescriptions for patients.

The new Rockville center features a special children’s waiting area and a dedicated pediatric exam room. Patients can walk-in or make an online reservation for a time that is convenient to their needs.

Centra Care Adventist HealthCare Urgent Care sites will also offer comprehensive business health services and workers’ compensation to local businesses. The occupational health services provided by Centra Care include drug testing services, health risk appraisals, occupational health examinations, on-site lab screenings, Department of Transportation examinations and other employment physicals.

To learn more about Centra Care Adventist HealthCare Urgent Care, visit adventisturgentcare.com.