Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville Opens Free Standing Emergency Department in Sango

12/27/2017

Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville will open Tennova ER – Sango on Thursday, December 28 at 9 a.m. This will be Clarksville’s first freestanding emergency room. Located on Highway 76 just east of I-24 near exit 11, the freestanding emergency department will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to serve patients who experience medical emergencies.

“We are committed to expanding access to emergency services to meet the needs of our rapidly growing community,” said Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville Chief Executive Officer Alex Villa. “With Tennova ER – Sango being conveniently located right off of I-24 at Exit 11, it will provide easy access for many in the area.”

Tennova ER – Sango is an emergency room (ER) just like any ER in a hospital except it is not attached to a hospital. The staff is available to treat patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week for urgent and emergency medical conditions. Tennova ER – Sango has board-certified emergency room physicians and emergency-trained nurses, along with the same diagnostic equipment found in most emergency rooms. Tennova ER – Sango is an 8-bed center.

If a patient needs to be admitted to the hospital, needs surgery or cardiac cath lab intervention, the individual will be stabilized and then transferred via ambulance to Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville. This is considered an “intra-hospital” transfer and there is no cost to the patient. Patients who choose to be transferred to a hospital other than Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville, or if the condition requires a closer facility, then the patient or his/her insurance company would be billed for the ambulance transport.

Unlike most urgent cares, Tennova ER – Sango is open 24/7 and can treat patients with life- threatening conditions. Tennova ER – Sango will care for patients with heart attacks, strokes, head injuries, fractures, abdominal pain, respiratory issues and more. These treatments are typically not provided at urgent care facilities.

Tennova ER – Sango is also Green Globes® certified by the The Green Building Initiative® (GBI). GBI verifies each Green Globes certification, ensuring that building owners, facility managers and property developers meet clearly defined criteria. The rigorous, documented process relies on both prescriptive measures and performance metrics to validate that projects achieve a variety of sustainability requirements.

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