New Primary Care Practice to Open in Washington Township

Ascension Crittenton Hospital is expanding its primary care services in Washington Township. Crittenton Primary Care is opening a new location in the Crittenton Medical Office Plaza, 57850 Van Dyke Ave. The office will open on September 1. A ribbon cutting event, featuring officials from Ascension Crittenton and local dignitaries with take place on Thursday, September 20 at 5 p.m.

The new practice will be led by Ascension Crittenton internal medicine doctors Cynthia Housel, D.O. and Jason Whateley, D.O. Both Dr. Housel and Dr. Whateley are Board Certified in Internal Medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine.

The office will be open Monday through Friday. Dr. Housel and Dr. Whateley will offer many in house tests for the convenience of their patients, gynecologic preventative services including pap smears and yearly exams, preventive medicine, acute and chronic conditions, Annual Medicare exams, surgical clearance, joint injections and much more.

The new state of the art medical office is accepting new patients and will be offering same day preventative and same-day sick care appointments for patients 18 years of age and older.

Dr. Housel is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Internists, and the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. She has been a practicing internist in Michigan for 25 years.

Dr. Whateley is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists and a member of the American Osteopathic Association, as well as the Michigan Osteopathic Association. Dr. Whateley is an active member of the Sons of American Veterans and participates in their volunteer work. He has been a practicing internist in Michigan for 7 years.

To learn more about the office or to schedule an appointment call 586-738-9448.

About Ascension Michigan

In Michigan, Ascension operates 15 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ approximately 26,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension provided almost $230 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in FY2017. Serving Michigan for over 140 years, Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2017, Ascension provided more than $1.8 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 165,000 associates and 34,000 aligned providers. Ascension’s Healthcare Division operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 153 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 22 states and the District of Columbia, while its Solutions Division provides a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.