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Breaking Ground on a New Era of Health Care Everyone has his or her own way of celebrating the arrival of spring after a long winter. This year, Huron Regional Medical Center welcomed the season by turning the earth at the site of a new HRMC Clinic building. Workers began construction on the 24,000-square-foot, $4.7 million building in March. By the time the structure is furnished for its physician occupants, it will represent a $6 million investment in the health of our community. The project is expected to be complete in spring 2013. "The construction of a new HRMC Clinic building had been part of HRMC's strategic plan for several years, but we felt like now was the best time to make the facility a reality," says Jim White, chair of the HRMC board of directors. "We recruited several physicians during the last year, and many participants in our physician recruitment program will begin practicing here in the next one to seven years. With these additions, we needed a facility that would give physicians the space they need to continue to offer high-quality care." [PHOTO] Jim White [PHOTO] Dale Schneider "Recruiting and retaining experienced physicians and other providers is essential to Huron Regional Medical Center's ability to deliver quality health care. The new HRMC Clinic building will allow the medical center to accommodate physicians and fulfill its vision of providing healthcare services that exceed expectations." – Dale Schneider, chair of the HRMC board of directors' construction committee Your Future Destination for Specialty Care The new HRMC Clinic building will accommodate as many as nine providers, recruiting in the following specialties: • Dermatology • Ear, nose and throat • Family medicine • General surgery • Internal medicine • Orthopaedics • Pediatrics The facility also will house laboratory and radiology services. "Outpatient medical care is becoming an increasingly significant part of patients' overall health care," says White. "The new HRMC Clinic building will allow us to lead this trend." For the latest news from HRMC, visit www.huronregional.org. The new HRMC Clinic building is being constructed with future growth in mind. The structure's one-story design makes it possible to add a 22,000 square-foot second level to accommodate more medical services in years to come. If you or someone you know is interested in a career as a physician in Huron, visit www.huronregional.org and click "Physician Opportunities" for information about incentives. [PHOTO] Officials from the HRMC and HRMC Foundation boards of directors, along with the City of Huron and the architect and general contractor, turn the first shovels of dirt on the site of the new HRMC Clinic building, located at 522 Oregon SE. wellone connection www.huronregional.org