New Fort Bragg Troop and Family Medical Clinic nears completion

Photo By Timothy Hale | A spacious lobby is nearly ready to welcome patients at the new Troop and Family Medical Clinic located at Knox and Woodruff streets on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 25, 2013. The new clinic, originally located on Pope Army Airfield, is twice the size of its predecessor and staffed by more personnel. The official ribbon-cutting is slated for Feb. 1 and patients will be seen starting Feb. 4.  

FORT BRAGG, NC, UNITED STATES

01.25.2013

Story by Timothy Hale  

U.S. Army Reserve Command

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Another sign of growth is nearly complete as staff was busy, Jan. 25, putting together the final touches at the new Fort Bragg Troop and Family Medical Clinic.

Maj. Erin Stibral, the clinic officer-in-charge, said the new clinic is a vast improvement over its previous location at Pope Army Airfield.

“We’re very excited,” Stibral said. “The facilities are beautiful and we’re getting a lot of new medical equipment so it should be better for us and the patients.”

Stribal, a native of Scotland, S.D., said new clinic is double the size of the Pope location.

According to a May 12, 2011, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District press release, Korte Construction of St. Louis, Mo., was awarded the $15.3 million contract to construct the 50,000 square foot clinic, located at the corner of Knox and Woodruff streets.

Stibral said the new facility would provide outpatient medical care for active duty service members and their dependents, as well as retirees. Services will include primary care, optometry, laboratory services, pharmacy, radiology, physical therapy, and pediatrics.

“This is built to code where you have more space in the hallways, more space in the exam rooms, and then of course, expanded services that we didn’t have before,” said Tim Sciandra, clinic administrator.

“It’s just the extra state-of-the-art services we’re going to be able to bring,” Sciandra, a Buffalo, N.Y. native, said. “The whole patient flow is going to be a lot smoother, a lot quicker.”

Stibral thanked everyone for being patient during the transition to the new clinic.

“We closed Pope last week and we’re not going to open up this one for another week, so thanks for being patient … and understanding as we get ready to move into the new building.”

Stibral said there would be ribbon-cutting Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. and clinic staff would officially welcome patients on Feb. 4 at 7:30 a.m.

Once completed, the Army Corps of Engineers release said the clinic would seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, Silver certification, in accordance with the U.S. Green Building Council standards.

• Date Taken: 01.25.2013
• Date Posted: 01.25.2013 18:57
• Story ID: 101072
• Location: FORT BRAGG, NC, US
• Hometown: BUFFALO, NY, US
• Hometown: SCOTLAND, SD, US