ATHOL Locals can now add routine medical appointments to their list of errands to do at North Quabbin Commons, as Tully Family Medicine has relocated to a new office on the east end of Athol.

One half of the 7,650-square-foot facility at 81 Reservoir Drive opened to the public Monday, with a walk-in clinic named Heywood Urgent Care expected to open in the other half in the fall. Office Manager Mary Paluk said at roughly 12:30 p.m. that scheduled appointments had been running smoothly.

So far, so good, she said, literally knocking on the wooden arm of a chair in the waiting area.

Tully Family Medicine now has eight examination rooms and is twice the size of its former location in Phillipston.

Paluk said Mondays are typically the busiest day of the week, and this Monday was no exception.

We had a full schedule. We hit the ground running, she said.

Paluk said Tully Family Medicine employs about 15 people and Heywood Urgent Care will employ 10 to 15. Both operations will be run by Heywood Medical Group, a nonprofit physician organization affiliated with Heywood Hospital. Heywood Medical Group is part of Heywood Healthcare, an independent community-owned health care system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.

Paluk said staff moved in equipment and supplies Friday.

Amanda MacFadgen, spokeswoman for Heywood Healthcare, said Tully Family Medicine will be led by Dr. Elizabeth Nottleson, with Deborah Plotkin, Carrie-Anne Case and Christopher Ambler as the facilitys nurse practitioners.

Win Brown, president and CEO of Heywood Healthcare, said the organization is committed to improving access to health services for the North Quabbin region.

In their new location in North Quabbin Commons, Tully Family Medicine has the ability to double their space and expand their care team, enabling more patients from infants to seniors to obtain convenient, quality primary care services right in their own community, he said.

Reach Domenic Poli at: dpoli@recorder.com or 413-772-0261, ext. 258. On Twitter: @DomenicPoli

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