First, the good news: Traer still has a doctor’s office. It’s still in the building from 1976 that I can still walk through in my mind.
But on October 25, all remaining traces of the independent practice once called North Tama Medical Center were removed from the building. (See here on Google Street View.) Actually, one side said Medical Center and the entrance side said Medical Clinic. (Again, Google Street View.)
A while ago, the clinic had affiliated itself with Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo — the nearest full-service hospital. The group later carried the Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare name, but then Wheaton was sold to Mercy Health Network in 2016. Earlier this year, all Mercy system hospitals were rebranded as MercyOne hospitals and clinics, officially ending unique names of facilities (but, as we all know how these things go, the old names aren’t really going to be gone). The changes happened over the course of this year.
Dad happened to pass by as the signs were being changed, and got a few pictures. And yes, the highlight color appears to be That Shade of Green. (I need a name for this. Neon avocado?)