Immediate Care Centers of Georgia, the first urgent care center of its kind in the area, will host its grand opening this weekend in the Market Hill Office Park in Tyrone.

Immediate Care Centers of Georgia will offer the latest in advanced healthcare technology and personalized medical attention, led by family practice provider Dr. Ray Bennett and emergency medicine practitioner Dr. Glenn B. McKenna. Services include: x-rays; lacerations, strains and fracture treatment; flu shots; school physical exams; cough and cold; lab tests and drug screens. Located at 190 Greencastle Road in Tyrone, the Center will be open Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 8:00pm and Saturdays 10:00am to 6:00pm.

“We are so excited to offer quality medical care without big hospital intervention and bureaucracy to the people of Tyrone, Peachtree City and all of Fayette County,” said Dr. McKenna about opening the center in the south metro area. “We know personally how frustrating long waits in an emergency room can be and wanted to offer a practical alternative”.

The opening of Immediate Care Centers of Georgia is the realized vision of two metro Atlanta doctors, Ray B. Bennett, M.D. and Glenn B. McKenna, M.D. The two wanted to offer an urgent care center that is the perfect blend of family medicine and emergency medicine coupled with the latest medical records technology and superior service.

Public Invited to Grand Opening Event

Immediate Care Centers invites the public to meet the doctors, tour the facility and enjoy refreshments and entertainment at its grand opening event, Saturday, April 26 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Free blood pressure screenings, blood glucose screenings and Body Mass Index (BMI) checks will be offered. For more information on Immediate Care Centers of Georgia, please call 770-692-7575.

About the Founding Doctors

Ray B. Bennett, M.D. has eight years of family practice experience. After earning his doctor of medicine degree at Meharry Medical College, he completed his residency at Mercy Hospital Family Medicine program in Pittsburgh and served an additional year of residency as chief resident. Prior to his family medicine residency - he finished more than two years of surgical and orthopedic training. Dr. Bennett completed three overseas medical missions treating underprivileged children and adults. He also has occupational health training and has practiced occupational health locally.

Glenn B. McKenna, M.D. has specialized in emergency medicine for 11 years, including an emergency medicine residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington D.C. where part of his training included terrorism/mass casualty. Following his residency, he practiced at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Milwaukee where he was assistant medical director for the emergency department and the director of EMS (Emergency Medical Services). He has worked in multiple hospital emergency departments locally. Dr. McKenna received his medical doctorate degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville.

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