The health center sitting at the corner of Washington Street and lower Broadway in Newburgh has seen its share of patients over the past 40 years.
Approximately 16,000 families use the facility each year, and “We”™ve simply run out of room,” said Linda Muller, the president and CEO of the nonprofit organization, which has sited a new location ”“ on Blooming Grove Turnpike in the town of New Windsor.
State Sen. William Larkin secured a $105,000 grant toward the design and construction, which will help defray costs. “This is a very important project for the city of Newburgh and surrounding areas,” said Larkin. “I”™m very pleased to have been able to work for this grant in the state budget.”
The larger facility will provide enhanced treatment space, expansion of women”™s health services, greater care facilities for HIV-AIDS patients, expanded space for subspecialty care and space for ancillary services, including pharmacy, laboratory and radiology.
“For more than 40 years, our health center has provided critically needed primary health care to people in Newburgh and eastern Orange County,” said Muller. “For most of that time, we have had to do it in very congested conditions. Our new facility will allow us to provide the highest quality of health care to all who need it and in the best of medical settings.
“We have been fortunate to gain the support of Sen. Larkin, not just on this project but for all of our efforts to improve the health status of the most vulnerable among us. His assistance has been invaluable and his support is unwavering.”
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