New Horizons Breaks Ground on Community Health Center

A groundbreaking was held for New Horizons Healthcare’s $10.7 million community health center building in Roanoke, Virginia.

New Horizons Healthcare (NHH) is a federally qualified health center that provides primary medical services to patients in the Roanoke area. The center offers access to a broad range of health and medical services, without regard to patient income or insurance status.

The new building consists of 32,000 square feet on two levels with spaces for adult and pediatric exam rooms. Also included is a dental clinic, behavioral health clinic, pharmacy, and a health education area (consisting of a flexible meeting room that can be subdivided as needed, along with a catering kitchen and storage rooms.) The new building is designed to minimize heating and cooling operational expenses.

Shockey & Sons, Inc. is serving as general contractor on the project. Richmond-based architect Baskervill, with whom Shockey has successfully completed several other healthcare projects, is serving as the design-build partner on the project.

New Horizons Healthcare is one of only six centers in the state of Virginia to receive money through the federal Affordable Care Act, and is Virginia’s largest recipient of this particular grant resource. Approximately 98% of the project is being financed by Federal Capital Development Grant funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration as part of the Affordable Care Act, in the amount of $10,657,450; approximately 1% by CDBG/HUD Federal funds, in the amount of $121,500; and the 1% balance in the project funds will be financed by earned revenue.

Over the past 10 years, New Horizons has seen a significant and consistent rise in patient visits, from 4,300 visits in 2001 to more than 13,000 visits in 2010.

The new facility is expected to open September 30, 2012.

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