Mayor Coleman, Councilmember Tyson Cut Ribbon on South Side’s John R. Maloney Health Center
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October 28, 2013
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Mayor Coleman, Councilmember Tyson Cut Ribbon on South
Side’s John R. Maloney Health Center
Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Councilmember Priscilla Tyson,
Columbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Teresa Long, and Columbus Neighborhood
Health Centers CEO Tom Horan joined community leaders, residents, and health
care providers for a ribbon cutting at the newly built John R. Maloney Health
Center on the South Side.
"This new facility represents our commitment to providing
primary health and wellness services to South Side families close to where they
live,” said Mayor Coleman. “I salute the
collaborative efforts of South Side residents who worked tirelessly with us to
bring this center back to the South Side.
Together we are helping families build healthier, safer neighborhoods.”
Funds for the $8.6 million project were available as a
result of the 2008 voted bond package. This year, the City of Columbus has
placed an $842 million voted bond package on the Nov. 5 ballot. With voter
approval, issues 1-4 will drive new investment into Columbus neighborhoods and
strengthen the local economy without raising taxes.
“The John R. Maloney Health Center is an investment in the
health and safety of South Side residents,” said Councilmember Priscilla Tyson,
chair of the Health and Human Services Committee. “It is one of many
investments the City is making on the South Side, along with quality affordable
housing, improved neighborhood infrastructure, and early childhood development
programming.”
The John R. Maloney Health Center will house Columbus Public
Health’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, which offers nutrition
education, nutritious foods, breastfeeding education, and support to women who
are pregnant or breastfeeding, and infants and children under 5 years of
age.
“We are pleased to be part of a solution that was inspired
by people in this neighborhood. Because
of their efforts, we can help women, children – and all people – live healthier
lives,” said Dr. Long.
The John R. Maloney Health Center will offer quality health
care, including family practice, prenatal care, nutrition services, OB/GYN,
immunizations, and pediatric services.
“Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, better known as CNHC,
is pleased to be expanding access to primary health care for residents of the
Southside with the re-opening of the John R. Maloney South Side Family Health
and Wellness Center. As a result of the commitment of our city’s leadership to
assuring access to care and improving the health of Columbus residents, we will
provide primary care through our own board certified physicians and certified
nurse practitioners as well as specialty care through our partners, the Ohio
State Wexner Medical Center and North Community Counseling Centers,"
stated Tom Horan, CEO of CNHC.
The original John R. Maloney Health Center on Parsons Avenue
was closed in August 2006. Since its closing, the center’s services have been
offered without disruption at Columbus Public Health.
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