Photo By: Sarah Sanchez
(L- R) Linda Ceron, Eastvale Chamber of Commerce; Rich Roeske, Pacific Eye Institute; Tobie Anderson, Acting President of Eastvale Chamber of Commerce; Tom Ritchie, Chair Board of Trustees San Antonio Regional Hospital; Harris F. Koenig, President and Chief Executive Officer San Antonio Regional Hospital; Eastvale Mayor Ike Bootsma; Kyle Smart, Mountain View Urgent Care and Cucamonga Valley Medical Group; and Kevin Parkes, President of Mountain View Urgent Care

By Sarah Sanchez

Eastvale – The Eastvale San Antonio Medical Center off Limonite Ave. is officially open to the public.  A ribbon cutting ceremony took place on May 14, with local officials in attendance.

Due to the rain, the ribbon cutting ceremony started off inside one of the rooms in the medical building. Harris F. Koenig, President and Chief Executive Officer San Antonio Regional Hospital, began with an introduction and welcomed everyone to the building.  He thanked everyone involved, including the construction companies that had worked with them for four years.

Tom Ritchie, Chair Board of Trustees San Antonio Regional Hospital, also thanked everyone and shared a little information about the new building.

Mayor Ike Bootsma started the presentations as he welcomed the Eastvale San Antonio Medical Center to the Eastvale Gateway Center and presented a certificate to Koenig.

Other award presentations included Bob Miller and Tobie Anderson of the Eastvale Chamber of Commerce, and Tyler Madary, field representative with Senator Richard D. Roth’s office.

Also in attendance were Mayor Pro Tem, William Link; City Manager, Michele Nissen; Cathy Rebman, Assistant Vice President of Business Development; and other Eastvale San Antonio Medical Plaza representatives.

A public grand opening event also took place on Sat., May 16, which included an Open House, Tours, Free Health Screenings, KOLA Radio Live Broadcast, and activities for children – a Teddy Bear Clinic, Face Painting and more. A variety of community members on social media said they loved the new facility.

Make sure to stop by the Eastvale San Antonio Medical Plaza, if you haven’t already!

The Eastvale San Antonio Medical Plaza is located at 12442 Limonite Avenue, in the Gateway South center (by 24-Hour Fitness).  For more information, visit SARH.org/Eastvale.  Also see their ad on the back page of this publication.