Community health center breaks ground on new medical facility

The C.W. Williams Neighborhood Well being Heart, Inc. (CWWCHC) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony asserting the beginning of development for a brand new medical facility Monday morning. 

CWWCHC is a group well being heart that has served the Mecklenburg space for greater than 40 years.

The brand new medical facility will change its’ present 83-year-old most important campus constructing, positioned at 3333 Wilkinson Boulevard. 

Why it issues: Greater than 60% of CWWCHC sufferers are Black. 

Moreover, 48% of its sufferers self-pay for providers. 

“Each single particular person, whether or not you might be wealthy, poor, or middle-income,” CEO Debra Weeks mentioned. “You might be entitled to the absolute best medical care.”

The brand new constructing will value a complete of $11 million and function each a medical and dental facility for sufferers needing healthcare. 

The brand new constructing will likely be two tales excessive and enhance to 17,700 sq. ft from the prevailing 14,470 most important campus constructing. 

The power will characteristic medical, dental, behavioral well being, girls’s well being, pediatric and conventional Chinese language drugs clinics. 

Along with offering these providers, the middle will provide a drive-through pharmacy, a lactation space, a laboratory, a meals pantry, an illustration kitchen and an out of doors seating plaza.

Development is predicted to be accomplished throughout the summer season of 2024. 

CWWCHC presently has two open places in Charlotte: 800 Outdated Pineville Street and 800 Clanton Street, Suites M and J.