"Your Medical Home" Builds a New Home

On Friday morning, I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend the groundbreaking for the new Midtown Community Health Center. Though not an extremely large event (only about 100-200 in attendance), the energy at the groundbreaking site was contagious. Currently on 28th St., the Midtown Health Clinic serves over 15,000 patients a year- most without health coverage. The new site, on Adams Ave. between 22nd Street and 23rd Street, will double that capacity.
With the motto, "Your Medical Home," this is truly a blessing for the community. The physicians and staff at this facility could most likely be employed in the medical field where they would be earning quite a bit more than they do, but they see the need to help the underserved in the community.
As a side note, (which will please those who feel that the city administration is paying for everything under the sun), Mayor Godfrey was invited to share a few comments. He remarked that he felt a bit out of place commenting on this particular endeavor because the city really hadn't been much involved in the process of getting the Midtown Clinic to this point (aside from selling the land to them). Most of the funding did come from private and public foundations and individuals.
Good luck building your new home, Midtown!