Gas issue forces closure of medical building
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WAYNESBURG – During a routine inspection several weeks ago, above-normal gas levels were detected at the Medical Arts Building, adjacent to Southwest Regional Medical Center.
Gas levels are monitored regularly and the MAB is the only area impacted. No gas was detected in or around Southwest Regional Medical Center.
The Department of Environmental Protection, Public Utility Commission, Greene County Emergency Management and local gas companies are working to identify the source of the leak. So far, a definitive cause is not determined. In the meantime, the MAB was evacuated and a gas mitigation system is being installed.
This system should be functioning soon and the hospital is hoping reopen the facility. In the meantime, six physician practices, which are located in the MAB, have been temporarily relocated.
“We are doing everything possible and counting on the assistance of the DEP to identify the source of the problem,” explained Cindy Cowie, chief executive officer of Southwest Regional Medical Center. “We will do everything possible to ensure the safety of all involved.”
The temporary addresses and contact phone information for the affected practices are listed below.
• Dr. Paul Ogershok – allergy and immunology
Temporary office location: 165 Scott Avenue, Morgantown, W.Va. 26508
Office phone: 304-554-0440
• Dr. Anthony Ricci – physical medicine
Temporary office location: 236 Elm Drive, Suite 102, Waynesburg
Office phone: 724-228-4106.
• Tri County Urology
Drs. Shirish Desai, Sunil Rayan, Florencio Cardenas and Jason A. Smith
Temporary office location: First floor of SRMC, 350 Bonar Ave., Waynesburg
Office phone: 724-852-2110
• Dr. David Seaman – rheumatology
Temporary office location: 112 Walnut Avenue, Suite A, Waynesburg
Office phone: 724-228-8856
• Dr. Jer-Yuan Tsai – internal medicine
Dr. Jer-Yuan Tsai will be seeing patients in his Carmichaels location.
Office phone: 724-966-5081. Days: Thursdays.
• Drs. Sukhdev Grover and Amit Goulatia – pulmonology and sleep
Temporary office location: 236 Elm Drive, Suite 104 Waynesburg
Office phone: 724-627-2766.
Please be aware that these locations may change. Please check Southwest Regional’s Facebook page for additional updates and information.
If you have any questions, call 724-627-2656 or 724-627-2412.