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The Review May 27, 2014 DIXON | KREIDER SERVICES
Pooling pediatric resources New center to bring behavioral experts to a single location BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529
DIXON – A grant will allow Kreider Services to open a facility aimed at making specialized pediatric services easily accessible for Sauk Valley families. The Pediatric Developmental Center could be open by the end of 2014 or early 2015, said Kreider’s Greg Gates, who wrote the grant that was submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in December.
Kreider was told on April 24 that it was awarded the implementation grant, which will amount to $900,000 over 3 years – $300,000 a year – to complete what it started with a rural health planning grant from 2012, Gates said. The planning grant was for about $65,000, said Laura Watters, Kreider’s director of autism and day services, adding that there were some matching funds from Kreider involved with that grant. The center’s goal is to “make specialized pediatric services more accessible and decrease the time for children to receive accurate diagnosis and treatment,� according to a Kreider news release. The Pediatric Developmen-
tal Center will serve children 18 and younger living in Lee, Ogle, Carroll and Whiteside counties, the release said, “who exhibit developmental, emotional, social or behavioral concerns.� The idea for a center like this, where specialists in a variety of fields are all in one building, began to take shape in January 2008, Watters said, when Kreider was doing screenings for autism. Only a third of the children referred to Kreider were diagnosed with autism, she said, adding that the high number of non-autistic children referred indicated that there was a shortage of specialists. Making matters more frus-
trating for families is that available specialists weren’t centralized, Watters said, something that the center will address. Instead of parents being referred to a specialist in a different city and building, Watters said, after the center is up and running, parents could be referred to a specialist on a different floor. Gates said to his knowledge, Kreider was the only one to submit a grant application with a behavioral health focus, and that he thought the Pediatric Developmental Center could serve as a regional hub. “The impact that it could have is pretty significant in the long run,� he said, adding that if Kreider’s center succeeds it
could inspire other similar centers in other rural areas. Strengthening Kreider’s application, Gates said, was that it’s partnering with KSB Hospital, Sinnissippi Centers and other local groups. No location for the center has been chosen, Watters said. It likely will be in Dixon, since Kreider’s main focus is Lee and Ogle counties. There will be a physician training component to the center as well, she said. A staffing level hasn’t been determined, Watters said, and after the center gets running, Kreider might consider expanding, if necessary or possible.
NEW BUSINESS | JIMMY JOHN’S
Restaurant fills up freaky fast Arellano ‘really excited’ about Rock Falls location BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695
ROCK FALLS – The building at 511 First Ave. was alive Tuesday morning with the sharp clack of opening cash register drawers, indistinct chatter, and the smell of baked bread. From the road, a large blackand-red banner was the only signal to passersby that the new Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches restaurant had opened for business. “We didn’t really tell anybody [that we were opening]. We weren’t even sure today was going to be the day,� said store owner Liandro Arellano
Jr. “People had been trying to come in the last couple of days because we looked open.� He picked up the certificate of occupancy around 10 a.m., Liandro and by 10:30, Arellano Jr. customers were being served, Arellano said. Normally, the restaurant will open at 11 a.m., but Tuesday, business began as soon as bread was ready. “I’m really excited,� Arellano said. “It’s been a year process, maybe over a year. ... We’re really happy with the location, and the crew is certainly chomping at the bit to get going, too.� The restaurant is located in the
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building that had been home to Zuppa’s Deli. The national company is expanding “pretty fast,â€? Arellano said as cars quickly filled the small parking lot at lunch time, and vehicles began to stack up near the drive-thru window. The company was very specific with the blueprints – how the store would look and feel to customers, said Arellano, who also owns a Jimmy John’s location in Dixon. “The architects were a little overloaded, which caused a delay on that end,â€? Arellano said. “Dixon and Rock Falls were very easy to work with. ‌ They told us up front what we needed, and I was able to plan around that. “We’re ready to rock.â€?
Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com
Jimmie John’s Gourmet Sandwiches in Rock Falls is open for business after serving customers for the first time Tuesday morning. The restaurant is at 511 First Ave., the former home of Zuppa’s Deli.
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