EVERETT — After 40 years of operating a nonprofit medical clinic in north Everett, the Community Health Center of Snohomish County is spending $10.5 million for a new building scheduled to open in December.
It will replace the clinic now operating at 1410 Broadway, and be constructed nearby on the same site. Patients will continue to be treated at the old clinic while the new clinic is being built.
“It’s a little congested, but they can still receive all their care,” said LuAnne Kay, a spokeswoman for the organization.
The new clinic’s 19,000 square feet will have space for 20 medical exam rooms, a pharmacy larger than the one in the current clinic, and conference rooms for diabetes and nutrition group meetings.
In addition, a dental clinic now operating at 2722 Colby Ave. will be moved to the new building on Broadway.
The project had been talked about for a number of years. Last year, the organization was told that the building project would qualify for $1.35 million in federal economic stimulus money.
“When the stimulus dollars came open, it was like, OK, we should go now,” Kay said.
Once the clinic opens, it will begin providing obstetrics services, including prenatal and well-baby care.
The two-story clinic will have dental and pharmacy services on the ground floor and medical care, including pediatric services, on the upper level, scheduling about 750 appointments a week.
The clinic will have water-efficient landscaping and energy-efficient insulation, light fixtures, heating and cooling systems.
The organization provides bilingual interpreters for Spanish-speaking patients. Telephone interpretive services are available for 50 languages.
The nonprofit also operates medical clinics at 1019 112th St. SW in Everett and 4111 194th St. SW in Lynnwood.
Sharon Salyer: 425-339-3486 or salyer@heraldnet.com.
Health center facts
The Community Health Center of Snohomish County provides medical and dental services to anyone, especially low-income, uninsured, unemployed and homeless individuals and families. Services are provided on a sliding fee, based on income. The organization has medical clinics in Everett and Lynnwood. Call 425-789-3789 for more information.
By the numbers
The Community Health Center of Snohomish County:
33,123: Total number of patients
22,645: Medical patients
15,830: Dental patients
8,022: Patients at Broadway clinic in Everett
5,719: Number of patients at its dental office on Colby Avenue in Everett
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