Banner center “distinctly Maricopan”

It won’t start seeing patients until Wednesday, but Cippy Seidler, manager of scheduling for the new Banner Health Center in Maricopa, said the health-care provider has nearly 200 appointments already scheduled.

“I was surprised,” she said. “That surpassed our goal (for pre appointments).”

Seidler and two of her staff members were at their desks in the lobby Saturday ready to take appointments from community members attending the ribbon cutting and tour of the new health-care facility on Porter Road near Walmart.

Beginning Wednesday, the center will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.

Banner CEO Jim Brannon said the center will be responsive to the scheduling needs of the community, which has a lot of young families and commuters.

If your child wakes up in the morning with a fever, you can make an appointment for the same day,” he said.