EVERETT – People will start sleeping at the former Marina Village Inn this fall, but it will all be for science, or more specifically, medicine.
The Everett Clinic and Western Washington Medical Group of Everett plan to establish a sleep disorder clinic at the site of the recently closed hotel on the waterfront.
“What better place,” said Mark Mantei, chief operating officer for the Everett Clinic. “Converting a hotel is like a perfect scenario because you want to make people comfortable.”
Mantei said he expects to establish 10 to 12 beds at what will be called the North Puget Sound Center for Sleep Disorders.
He said the clinic should be busy even though there are similar rooms available near several hospitals in Snohomish and King counties.
“There’s a growing demand for this service,” Mantei said. “Currently there’s a wait of two months for sleep studies to be conducted.”
In addition to a partnership with the clinic, Western Washington Medical Group will also convert some of the space into administrative offices, Mantei said.
The inn, which closed after Memorial Day weekend, had rooms used mostly by business travelers and also a conference and meeting facility.
The center is expected to open this fall after the remodeling work is complete. Mantei said the rooms would have to include updated fire safety equipment, video cameras and medical monitors, such as EEG equipment to track brain activity.
“I think it’s going to be a very attractive location,” Mantei said. “It should provide a lot better access for patients because they won’t have to travel elsewhere.”
Herald writer Mike Benbow: 425-339-3459 or benbow@heraldnet.com.
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