Medical Eye Center First Opened Its Doors in 1921 with a Commitment to Making Patient Health

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Contact:Reine McIntyre

Marketing Director, Medical Eye Center

541-779-4711

MEDICAL EYE CENTER BREAKS GROUND

ON NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY IN MEDFORD

(Medford, OR) – May 30, 2008 – Medical Eye Center is excited to announce that they are breaking ground on a new 37,000-square-foot building at the corner of Barnett Road and Highland Avenue, just a half mile from their current location. The official groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Friday, June 6 at 12:30pm. Highlights include opening remarks by Drs. Paul Imperia and Paul Jorizzo, the unveiling of a 3-D rendering of the new building, and a reception with refreshments to follow the ceremony. Medical Eye Center’s CEO, Keith Casebolt, and builder Reid Murphy will be on hand to answer questions.

The new, custom-designed facility—set to open in October 2009—will further improve and expand the services that Medical Eye Center (MEC) offers. Thanks to some thoughtful planning, the new building will allow for expansion of MEC’s surgical capacity and create more room for new state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, a larger optical department featuring the latest styles in fashion eyewear, special LASIK and oculoplastics suites, and more.

Bursting at the seams after the recent addition of two new doctors, it became apparent that MEC required a larger facility to accommodate the increased number of procedures now available to their growing patient base. In the meantime, the practice has been renting 3,000 square feet of office space in the nearby Black Oak Shopping Center to use for the overflow.

Joining MEC last year, Dr. Pete Spitellie is a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery. He is Southern Oregon’s first and only oculoplastic specialist, performing procedures such as lid, brow, and mid-face lifts, and reconstruction around the eyes after skin cancer removal or trauma.

MEC’s newest surgeon, Dr. Matt Oliva, is a board-certified cornea specialist with fellowship training from the highly esteemed Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. His expertise led him to a four-year post as the official eye doctor for the NBA’s Seattle SuperSonics.

The change of address will mean an even more convenient location for patients, located directly across from the off-ramp of I-5’s new South Medford interchange, with increased accessibility to free parking.

Medical Eye Center first opened its doors in 1921 with a commitment to making patient health and well-being a top priority. MEC is Oregon’s first eye surgery center fully accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, providing comprehensive medical eye-care services from routine vision exams to the latest in the medical and surgical treatment of eye diseases—including cataract microsurgery and laser vision correction. For more information, visit or call 541-779-4711.

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