Medical facility to relocate, add 30 jobs

Digestive Specialists and Digestive Endoscopy Center on Brubaker Drive in Kettering. March 7, 2017. TREMAYNE HOGUE / STAFF

Digestive Specialists and Digestive Endoscopy Center on Brubaker Drive in Kettering. March 7, 2017. TREMAYNE HOGUE / STAFF

A medical facility in Kettering will be relocating to a new $10 million facility in Sugarcreek Twp. in 2018, doubling its size in space and adding about 30 more positions to the company’s workforce.

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Digestive Specialists and Digestive Endoscopy Center at 999 Brubaker Dr. will relocate to a new 28,000 square-foot, two-story facility on Clyo Road in Sugarcreek Twp., located next to Five Seasons Country Club and within walking distance of Miami Valley South Hospital.

Managing Partner Dr. Rajkamal Jit said the move will help better serve surrounding communities.

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“This move is to service our patients from Centerville, Kettering, Bellbrook, Beavercreek and the Xenia/Jamestown area,” Jit said. “It’s a very central location, right off Interstate 675. It’s a better location.”

The medical building will be constructed on about six acres of land and will house an endoscopy center on the first floor and doctor’s offices on the second floor, according to township administrator Barry Tiffany.

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The medical group has 17 physicians and 4 physician assistants, and will look to increase the workforce at the location up to 80 with the additional employees.

The company provides care for digestive diseases in the area with offices in Springboro, Dayton, Huber Heights and Beavercreek.

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“They have a number of other facilities in the area. They’re growing like crazy,” Tiffany said.

The company announced the expansion and relocation of their Huber Heights facility in October.

A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for April 14 at noon with construction completion scheduled around fall 2018.

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