Here are five takeaways:
1. The new building allows three First State Orthopaedics offices in Dover to consolidate into a central location.
2. The $10 million, 43,000-square-foot building comprises 24 exam rooms and an MRI suite. First State Orthopedics also included physical therapy offices in the new building.
3. First State Orthopaedics Executive Administrator David Blaeuer said there is an additional 18,000-square-foot space that is under contract.
4. First State Orthopaedics plans to hire additional physicians in 2019 to fill the new building. The group recently merged with Orthopaedic Associates of Southern Delaware in Lewes, bringing its total number of physicians to 35.
5. With its Dover location complete, First State Orthopaedics plans to break ground on a Lewes location in September.
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