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VA Selects Outpatient Clinic Site In Bloomington

Eric Stock
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WGLT
VA Illiana Health Care System has signed a lease to open a new outpatient clinic at 207 Hamilton Rd. in Bloomington.

Veterans in McLean County will soon have closer access to health care.

VA Illiana Health Care Systemin Danville has announced a location for a new outpatient clinic at 207 Hamilton Road in Bloomington at the former Career Link office.

Kelley Sermak
Credit VA Illiana Health Care System
Kelley Sermak is acting director of VA Illiana Health Care System.

Todd Oliver, public affairs officer for VA Illiana, said the building will be expanded into a 20,000-square-foot facility in a projected $6 million project.

“It’s going to be quite a large facility,” Oliver said. “We just believe it’s going to be a really great opportunity for the veterans living in the area to have their VA care a considerable distance closer to their homes.”

The closest VA facility is currently in Peoria. It also has offices in Decatur, Springfield, Mattoon and Danville.

The clinic will offer primary care, mental health services, prescription and other services.

Oliver said the facility is intended to serve an estimated 22,000 veterans in McLean, Livingston, Tazewell, Ford, Iroquois and Woodford counties.

“There’s kind of a large gap in that area,” Oliver said. “We felt by putting a VA clinic there, we could really save some veterans some time as they access the health care they have earned.”

The clinic is scheduled to open in summer 2019.

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