By Jamie L. Costa

The Eagle-Tribune

SALEM, N.H. — A free-standing 24-hour emergency room operated by Parkland Medical Center was conditionally approved by planners Thursday night to take over a space on South Broadway once occupied by a Rite Aid store.

The emergency room will be the first of its kind in Salem, similar to that of the Plaistow Emergency Room opened in October 2023 and is also operated by PMC. The model is designed with shorter distances and shorter wait times in mind for patients and first responders.

“The primary distinction between this and a hospital is that there are no overnight stays,” Fulmer Lucas Engineering LLC Project Engineer Jack Maile said. “But it does function as an emergency room and provides the same services.”

The proposed redevelopment plan seeks to r

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