WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota military veterans toured a new veterans’ affairs clinic in a northwest city.
The Williston VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic opened this week. The facility is twice the size of the old one at 7,500 square feet (697 square meters), the Williston Herald reported.
“It’s so cool,” said Jill Wiedrich, a nurse at the clinic. “We have so much more space here.”
Wiedrich took groups of 10 veterans at a time to see the new space Monday. The tours featured a new blood drawing room, tele-retinal and tele-health rooms, new patient exam rooms and a room dedicated to women’s health.
“It’s a very good space,” said Corey Moen, adjutant for Williston’s Disabled American Veterans chapter. “There’s a lot more services they can provide right there. It’s going to cut down on the travel to Fargo. … This was definitely needed.”
The clinic will also have a full-time medical doctor on staff. Dr. David Keene said he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to help veterans, especially given that his veteran father was the driving force in his decision to pursue medicine.
“These guys need a stable physician to come in, someone who is not a traveling physician, to come in and help with their medical needs,” he said. “They need someone who is going to stay with them and treat them on a regular basis.”
The clinic is one of two that the Fargo VA Health Care System is opening in the region. A clinic in Dickinson has also opened up this week.
The Health Care System contracted STG International to manage and operate both clinics.
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