APHD moving to new location

Extended ahead of the pandemic, above the previous ten years, the Amarillo General public Health Division has outgrown its area at 1000 Martin Rd.

Fortuitously, the section discovered a solution ideal following doorway.

APHD will open at its new place on Monday, Might 16, at 850 Martin Rd. The new creating, which is a transformed clinical facility, will make it possible for APHD to better provide the health desires of the general public by growing its bodily house, according to a news release from the metropolis.

“We ended up really privileged to have a creating right future to our old locale that fulfills our requires as APHD proceeds to expand in the foreseeable future,” stated Amarillo Director of Community Health and fitness Casie Stoughton in the release. “We experienced simply run out of room at the outdated developing.”

The new making will consist of 17,061 sq. ft, as opposed to the previous developing with

11,632 square ft. In addition, no town money had been used for the renovation job, which expense $1.9 million, or about $120 per sq. foot APHD utilized funding from a state-administered software, which was accredited by Amarillo Metropolis Council.

“This will be our ultimate home,” Stoughton claimed. “In excess of the previous two decades we moved areas above nine periods and we have had a lot of shifting with workforce users all over the area. It will be wonderful to have our entire staff jointly in just one spot.”

Stoughton reported that the new building will more than double place for providers with the new constructing serving scientific services.

APHD will retain the original developing at 1000 Martin Street for non-medical services.

“Additional area was our key need to have,” Stoughton reported. “Before the COVID-19 pandemic, our group was out of area. With the addition of staff (some linked to COVID and some not), the new setting up is critical.”

Shut to 40 APHD workers will perform at the new setting up. There will be 24 patient rooms at the new location, which includes a nurses’ station and laboratory place.

“Without the new making, APHD would be not able to develop,” Stoughton explained. “With the addition, we can now pursue grants growing the two clinical and non-medical expert services addressing wants in our local community.”

This short article initially appeared on Amarillo World-News: Amarillo Community Health and fitness Dept. moves to new spot upcoming door