WILLIAMSVILLE, NY—Western New York Immediate Care announced today the appointment of two Site Administrators, Maria Gambino, RN, MBA and Deborah Schmitt, RN, MPA. Site Administrators are responsible for day-to-day operations and ensuring the hallmark of our operation: patient satisfaction. Ms. Gambino will manage the facility located on Transit Road in Williamsville, and Ms. Schmitt will manage the facility located on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst. Ms. Kelly Lloyd, RN, manages the firm’s third location in Orchard Park, NY.

Ms. Gambino has ten years of management experience including consulting and servicing the adult senior vision population for the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted Center for the Visually Impaired. She also served as Director of Services for the Division of Special Needs for Erie County. A Registered Nurse, Ms. Gambino worked for Women’s and Children’s Hospital in high-risk maternity health and pediatric care. In addition to earning a nursing degree from the Millard Fillmore School of Nursing, she earned a B.S. in Business Management from D’Youville College and an MBA from the University at Buffalo.

Ms. Schmitt is a Registered Nurse who has worked in a variety of clinical settings including emergency medicine, intensive care and occupational medicine. She also has over ten years of progressive management experience, beginning as the Program and Marketing Director for an occupational medicine program and the Administrator for the Wyoming County Certified Home Health Agency. Most recently, Ms. Schmitt was Commissioner of Social Services for Wyoming County. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Masters degree in Public Administration from SUNY College at Brockport.

Western New York Immediate Care’s three state-of-the-art medical centers provide access for acute illness and injury care when a patient’s primary care physician is unavailable. Immediate Care provides cost effective and efficient healthcare services—including diagnostic tests, laboratory services and x-rays—allowing Emergency Departments to focus on patients with truly life-threatening conditions. Most Immediate Care patients are treated and released within an hour. We are open 365 days a year at our three locations: 7616 Transit Road, Williamsville; 2099 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst; and 3050 Orchard Park Road, Orchard Park.

WILLIAMSVILLE, NY—Fueled by overwhelming demand for its services, Western New York Immediate Care is opening its third facility at 3050 Orchard Park Road, Orchard Park on July 22, 2008. WNY Immediate Care provides a fast alternative to emergency room visits for patients with non-life- threatening medical emergencies.

The new location provides access to immediate care in the Southtowns. It is also home to Pulse Occupational Medicine. WNY Immediate Care opened a facility in January 2008 at 2099 Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst; its first location at 7616 Transit Road in Williamsville opened in 2005. WNY Immediate Care is managed by Exigence, LLC, headquartered in Williamsville.

“The community has embraced WNY Immediate Care,” said Dr. Gregory Daniel, Chief Executive Officer of Exigence. “By providing convenient, quality healthcare by board certified physicians and experienced staff, WNY Immediate Care is meeting a critical demand.” Combined, the facilities expect to provide service to more than 50,000 patients each year. Currently, more than 50 people work at WNY Immediate Care and Pulse.

In most cases, patients at WNY Immediate Care are treated and released in less than one hour. The cost to both the patient and insurance provider is significantly lower than the cost of a visit to an emergency room.

“When primary care physicians are unavailable, we are an alternative to long wait times at emergency rooms. By treating low-acuity patients we help to alleviate overcrowding at local ERs, allowing them to treat the more urgent matters,” said Dr. Joseph Chow, Medical Director of the Orchard Park facility.

WNY Immediate Care facilities offer state-of-the-art treatment rooms, CLIA-certified laboratories, x-ray and diagnostic imaging. “In addition to clinical excellence, patients are impressed by the facilities themselves which are designed to be efficient, comfortable and welcoming. The entire patient experience is of utmost concern to everyone in our organization,” said Dr Daniel.

Western New York Immediate Care is one of only two urgent care centers in New York State to earn the Urgent Care Accreditation Award of Distinction. The Award is the final product of an extensive accreditation process by the Urgent Care Association of America which examines both clinical and operational procedures. The award is granted to urgent care centers that consistently demonstrate the meeting of exceptional quality standards in the daily delivery of care.

Pulse Occupational Medicine has extensive experience helping businesses reduce injuries, lower costs, and promote a safe workplace. Pulse offers customized programs and individual case management support to more than 150 companies, from small start-ups to large corporations with hundreds of employees.

Pulse’s occupational health team includes board-certified physicians and specially trained nurses and technicians who stay current with federal and state workplace safety and workers compensation regulations. Pulse offers a range of customized services including injury care, case management, pre-placement evaluation, drug screening, DOT physicals, Medical Review Officer (MRO) services, executive physicals, educational programs and health and wellness programs.

WNY Immediate Care and Pulse Occupational Medicine are open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. The centers are open 365 days a year, including holidays.