Page 7 - First Quarter News Letter - March 2018
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CHC of the North Country Receives $3.4
Million Grant Mark meets with Santa at
the parade in Norwood.
We recently received $3.4 million from the Statewide
Healthcare Facility Transformation Program to open
a new health center in Ogdensburg. This will be our
fourth FQHC.
The renovation of the 15,000 sq. ft. building
located, at 102 Ford Street, is already underway—
with a grand opening slated for Fall 2018.
Our team has been planning this renovation since
2015 after identifying a need for more access to care
in the communities along the St. Lawrence River.
Without the investment from the state it would have Marty smiles for the
taken many additional years to find all necessary camera.
funding for the health center.
When completed, the new facility will occupy a siza-
ble portion of the mostly-empty pedestrian mall
space in Ogdensburg, and provide a wide range of
medical services ranging from primary care to case
management.
the primary care stage of the facility — in Fall 2018.
We expect to have an official opening — at least for
Tim Poses for the camera
after competing as a
Special Olympics Athlete
at the Holiday Track
Event at SLU.
Interview with Emily Peters
Have feedback or ideas? Let us know what you think, we’d love to hear from you!
Reach out to us with your thoughts and suggestions for future issues at: RBliss@cpnorthcountry.org
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