Campbell’s four Mobile Health and Education Clinics, veritable “hospitals on wheels” that have allowed the University’s medical school and health science programs to provide care throughout the state and region over the last four years, will finally have a home, thanks to a grant made possible by North Carolina’s General Assembly.
Construction will be completed this month on a 6,000-square-foot station house that will provide cover and added security for Campbell’s four mobile clinics. In addition to the large garage, the station will feature three offices for staff, a large storage area for supplies needed for the units and a meeting room. According to Facilities Management Director Robbie Adams, the building will be much more than a “garage” once complete.
“These mobile units are high-tech vehicles with a lot of equipment, and now we’ll be able to keep them out of the elements and locked away,” Adams said in a press release. “In addition to having staff on site, this station will be able to host events and meetings and become part of the student experience. And in the event it’s needed, it can become a command center for the county.”
Nearly all of the roughly $1.4 million project was covered by a state grant, with Campbell responsible for around $75,000 of the project. Construction began earlier this year and is expected to wrap up around the start of the fall semester — according to Adams and Grounds/ Auto Shop Manager Bryan Denny, electric and HVAC work will make up most of the final work over the next month…