Artist rendering An growth venture at Valley Well being Care's Elkins Well being Heart facility will add roughly eight,000 sq. toes of latest medical house and an elevator.
MILL CREEK — Valley Well being Care is asserting a “essential growth venture” at its Elkins Well being Heart services.
The power's second ground growth will add roughly eight,000 sq. toes of latest medical house, an elevator might be put in and the principle workplace space might be fully transformed.
“We’re thrilled to embark on this growth venture, which represents our continued dedication to assembly the altering healthcare wants of our neighborhood.” stated Jordan Godwin, CEO of Valley Well being Care. “By rising our medical house and bettering our services, our aim is to offer our sufferers with even higher entry to high-quality healthcare companies in a snug and welcoming surroundings.”
The growth venture is anticipated to start in early June and be accomplished in late 2024 or early 2025.
“We perceive the significance of accessibility and comfort within the supply of well being care, and the set up of the elevator reaffirms our dedication to offering inclusive care to all members of our neighborhood.” Godwin stated.
The growth venture “It marks an essential milestone in VHC's dedication to offering complete and accessible healthcare companies to the neighborhood.” states a information launch from Valley Well being Care.
The venture “encompasses quite a lot of enhancements geared toward bettering affected person care and expertise.” the assertion says, including, “The full VHC Elkins campus may have greater than 20,000 sq. toes of medical house.”
The growth will permit VHC, a federally certified well being heart (FQHC), “to accommodate a rising affected person inhabitants and supply an expanded vary of companies, together with major care, walk-in appointments, behavioral well being companies and extra . Moreover, the transformed reception space will streamline administrative processes and enhance the general affected person expertise from the second they enter the ability.
“The addition of an elevator will make sure that all sufferers, together with these with mobility points, can simply entry the second ground medical house with out obstacles.” the assertion says.
“All through the development course of, VHC will take all obligatory precautions to attenuate disruptions to affected person care and guarantee a easy transition to the upgraded facility.”
For extra details about Valley Well being Care and its companies, go to vhcwv.org.
Valley Well being Care has full-service well being facilities and pharmacies in Mill Creek and Elkins, along with 11 school-based well being facilities.