JOHNSON CITY (Posted Oct. 9, 2012) – East Tennessee State University will hold a grand opening and dedication ceremony for the new Johnson City Community Health Center (JCCHC) on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 10 a.m.

Leaders from ETSU will be joined by federal, state and local elected officials as the ribbon is cut on this state-of-the-art facility, which was funded by a $6.8 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The clinic will be managed by the ETSU College of Nursing, which is partnering with the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences as well as other university programs to offer patients more health care services than ever under one roof.

The JCCHC is located at 2151 Century Lane, behind Woodridge Hospital off North State of Franklin Road. The new facility replaces and continues the legacy of the Johnson City Downtown Clinic, which has met the primary health care needs of people throughout the region for over two decades. With more than 28,000 square feet of space, the new clinic more than doubles the size of the facility it replaces.

The JCCHC will begin seeing patients Friday, Oct. 12.