Published: September 26, 2008 01:53 pm      

Dr. Donald Richter named director for Mountain Laurel Medical Center

Physician will keep seeing patients at his current office

OAKLAND — Dr. Donald Richter will join Mountain Laurel Medical Center this fall as medical director, according to CEO Beth Little-Terry.

He will continue to see patients as usual at his current office on Memorial Drive and then at the new facility for MLMC when it opens in early spring 2009. The building is currently under construction behind the Garrett County Health Department in Oakland.

Richter will maintain regular daily office hours while remaining available to his current patients in addition be responsible for the overall quality and provision of medical care at the new facility.

Because of his lifelong interest in Garrett County, Richter said it’s a great honor to be able to combine his more than 23 years of medical practice experience in the Oakland area with the chance to both provide continued medical care to his patients, as well as ensure that these services through the MLMC are accessible to everyone in Garrett County regardless of insurance or income status.\

In addition, at MLMC there will be the opportunity to extend our influence and care into new areas to further enhance and promote the quality of life and health in the county.

“Currently, we have a lot of work in the months ahead to transition my practice into the MLMC while establishing the staff and system to support this growth and synthesis of several practices into one health center, as well as proceed with the new physical facility currently being built,” said Richter. “But, I can assure the community that the heart and soul of MLMC is firmly in place already, and as we evolve into our role of expanded service and size in the ensuing months we will strive to maintain the highest levels of skill and caring possible to provide a coordinated health base or home for our patients’ medical care.”