Adena Health opened its first physical location in Scioto County on Monday, cutting the ribbon on Adena Family Medicine-Lucasville and seeing its first patients the same afternoon, the Scioto Post and the Scioto Valley Guardian reported on November 9.
The clinic, at 37B Lucasville Minford Road in Lucasville, provides family medicine for patients of all ages, according to Adena Health’s announcement carried by the Scioto Post. Its services include annual physicals, pediatric care, sports physicals, wellness visits, immunizations and preventive screenings, the Scioto Post and the Scioto Valley Guardian reported.
For patients managing ongoing conditions, the clinic’s providers also care for chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma, both outlets reported. The clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and appointments can be made by calling 740-351-7025 or visiting Adena.org/Lucasville, the Scioto Post and the Scioto Valley Guardian reported.
Adena’s leadership framed the opening as an access story. “I’ve been hearing about Lucasville since I joined Adena in 2017, so I’m especially excited to see this come to life,” Adena President and CEO Kathi Edrington said in a statement published by the Scioto Valley Guardian and carried by the Scioto Post. “Having primary care close to home is so important. This clinic gives residents a place to turn for preventive care, help managing chronic conditions, and the everyday healthcare needs that come with every stage of life.”
Justin Smith, MD, chief of staff at Adena Pike Medical Center and a member of the Adena Board of Trustees, made the same point to the Scioto Post: “You can have the best doctors, the best nurse practitioners, and the best procedures, but if people can’t access that care, it doesn’t make a difference. Having this clinic in Lucasville gives Scioto County residents another option for quality primary care close to home.”
Until Monday, Adena had operated outside Scioto County even as it expanded across south-central and southern Ohio, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported — which makes Lucasville a first in-county foothold rather than just another clinic. Adena, based in Chillicothe, opened a larger Adena Health Center-Wellston in Jackson County to patients on October 21 — nearly 8,600 square feet, more than four times its previous Wellston clinic, with an on-site pharmacy — and has served Wellston since 2016, the Chillicothe Gazette reported. A new Adena Fayette Medical Center campus is also under construction ahead of a planned 2027 opening, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported.
What happens next: the Lucasville clinic is open and operating on its regular Monday-to-Friday schedule, with scheduling by phone and online. For Scioto County residents who have driven to Portsmouth, Chillicothe or farther for primary care, the county’s newest option is now a short drive up Lucasville Minford Road.
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