ClearChoiceMD breaks ground in Alton

ALTON — ClearChoiceMD urgent care leadership and physicians celebrated the upcoming construction of a new site with a ground breaking ceremony on Oct. 25. Dr. Marcus J. Hampers, founder and CEO of the company, announced at the ceremony that ClearChoiceMD, an urgent care company with 10 other locations in Northern New England, plans to open its 11th location in Alton in 2017.

The new, 4,000-square-foot facility is located at 24 Homestead Place in Alton, and is the first location to be built from the ground up. Conveniently located next to Hannaford off the traffic circle, the facility will have six exam and treatment rooms, a large procedural area, digital X-rays, laboratory and pharmacy. ClearChoiceMD provides state-of-the-art facilities, convenient hours and world class care from exceptional providers to patients of all ages. Diagnostic services such as EKG, spirometry, tympanometry and digital X-rays will all be immediately available.

ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care provides care for non-life-threatening medical conditions such as:

• Flu, bronchitis, sinusitis, pneumonia

• Headaches, aches, pains, backaches

• Nose bleeds, fever, sore throat, cough, cold

• Mild asthma, minor burns, cuts, scrapes

• Simple broken bones, sprains and strains

• Cuts, bruises, burns, sports injuries

• Concussions, allergies

• Minor infections, rash and skin irritations

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, animal or insect bites

• Lyme disease testing and treatment, immunizations

• Flu shots, vaccinations, IV rehydration

• Stitches, minor surgical procedures

• On-site prescriptions, sexually-transmitted disease testing

• Occupational health point-of-care testing

• Digital X-rays, urgent treatment of diabetes and hypertension

• Smoking cessation, on-site CLIA-waived laboratory testing

For more information about ClearChoiceMD and its locations, visit www.ccmdcenters.com or call the corporate offices at 603-526-4635.

Ground was broken in Alton on Oct. 25 for a new ClearChoice MD location. From left are Dr. James A. Lovett; Benjamin Pease, CFO; Dr. Marcus J. Hampers, CEO; Dr. Paul F. Racicot; Dr. Scott L. Horton; and Jacob Gilman, director of Facilities & Information Technology. (Courtesy photo)