Office should be open by January

The first of several portable physicians’ offices arrived at the future site of St. Mary’s Medical Campus Wednesday morning.

By the end of the week, there will be eight of the portable units at the construction site, Dave Milem, the inspector of the construction project, said. The construction site is located at the intersection of U.S. 52 and State Route 141 in Ironton.

The portable offices, which will include a family practice and pediatrician’s office, will open for patients in January, said Doug Korstanje, spokesman for St. Mary’s. The portable offices will remain at the site until construction is completed on the two-story, 24-hour medical campus, Korstanje said.

The first round of bids has come in for the medical campus construction, and another round is scheduled to open soon. If weather permits, construction could start as early as December, Korstanje said.

The multi-million dollar medical campus is scheduled to open by early 2012.