Ground broken for new health center
By Travis Coleman Journal staff writer | Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2007
More than 60 people attended the groundbreaking Saturday for the new $11 million Siouxland Community Health Center in Sioux City.
Attendees gathered on the rough patch of land where the new three-story, 53,000 square foot health center is set to be built for the ceremony.
It was announced last week that the building located next to the current medical building at 1021 Nebraska St. will be open by 2009 with a new radiology department, increased exam rooms and more dental services. On hand for the groundbreaking was Sen. Tom Harkin, who's been a supporter of the health center since it opened in 1992.
"I think what you've done here is just been tremendous," said Harkin. "I couldn't be prouder."
The health center provides health services for those with financial or cultural barriers even if they're uninsured, said Michelle Stephan, CEO of the health center.
"Everybody who walks through the door gets help," Harkin said, adding that without health centers like the one in Sioux City, the nation's health care system would be "dismal."
The health center saw about 13,000 patients in 2006, according to the health center. The health center has averaged an 11 percent increase in patients each year over the last five years. The health center needed to grow to match that growing demand in the community, Stephan said.
Attendees gathered on the rough patch of land where the new three-story, 53,000 square foot health center is set to be built for the ceremony.
It was announced last week that the building located next to the current medical building at 1021 Nebraska St. will be open by 2009 with a new radiology department, increased exam rooms and more dental services. On hand for the groundbreaking was Sen. Tom Harkin, who's been a supporter of the health center since it opened in 1992.
"I think what you've done here is just been tremendous," said Harkin. "I couldn't be prouder."
The health center provides health services for those with financial or cultural barriers even if they're uninsured, said Michelle Stephan, CEO of the health center.
"Everybody who walks through the door gets help," Harkin said, adding that without health centers like the one in Sioux City, the nation's health care system would be "dismal."
The health center saw about 13,000 patients in 2006, according to the health center. The health center has averaged an 11 percent increase in patients each year over the last five years. The health center needed to grow to match that growing demand in the community, Stephan said.
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