New Millington VA Clinic Opens Doors, Already Served 3,500 Veterans – Hoodline

New Millington VA Clinic Opens Doors, Already Served 3,500 Veterans  Hoodline

VA officials cut the ribbon on a new Millington clinic that has served 3,500-plus veterans since opening in June, with more specialties planned. Veterans Affairs executives, local officials and veterans gathered in Millington on Friday to formally celebrate a new VA clinic that, despite the ribbon-cutting ceremony, has quietly been open and treating patients since June 1. The facility at 4963 West Union Road has already served more than 3,500 veterans, according to VA officials. The ribbon-cutting, held Friday, marked the official unveiling of a clinic that reporting places at either 37,000 square feet, per the Daily Memphian, or nearly 34,000 square feet, according to WMC Action News 5. The Daily Memphian reports the project cost $10.1 million, while an earlier planning report from Tennessee Town & City had pegged the facility at $25 million and 45,000 square feet when it broke ground — figures that have not been reconciled with the numbers cited at Friday's event.

Whatever its final size, the clinic is designed to bring a wide range of care closer to home for veterans across the region. WMC Action News 5 reports the facility provides primary care, mental health services, women's healthcare, audiology, a clinical pharmacy, laboratory services, telehealth and other outpatient care, all organized around what the Daily Memphian describes as a patient aligned care team