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$7M outpatient surgical center
Doctors Hospital plans 2016 opening
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On hand for the groundbreaking were, from left, Tamara Spade, John Magnelos, Paul Zeek, David Schene, Mayor Steve DeBrum, Nico Tejeda, Amarjit Dahliwal, Carmen Silva, Supervisor Bob Elliott, Joanne Beatty, Supervisor Steve Bestolarides, and Mike Anderson. - photo by GLENN KAHL/The Bulletin
Doctors Hospital of Manteca broke ground Friday for a state-of-the-art outpatient surgical center that promises to “change the face of care” for the Manteca-Ripon-Lathrop community.The $7 million investment by Tenet Healthcare will transform an existing building shell next to the Imaging Center and Central Valley Cancer Center on Norman Drive off of Spreckels Avenue into an outpatient surgical center.“The number of surgeries performed at Doctors Hospital of Manteca has increased greatly over the last several years,” noted Doctors Hospital of Manteca Chief Executive Officer Nico Tejeda. “In fact, outpatient surgeries increased 20% in the last year alone. Of course, the population in Manteca has not grown by 20%.