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Community Health Center seeks opioid‑abatement support for new building to expand addiction and dental services
Summary
The Community Health Center of the New River Valley requested the Board consider using opioid‑abatement authority funds to help pay architectural and construction costs for a new facility intended to expand medication‑assisted treatment, behavioral health and dental capacity.
The Community Health Center of the New River Valley asked Montgomery County supervisors on Feb. 10 to consider opioid‑abatement funds and other county support for a planned new facility on Acres Farm Road that would expand behavioral‑health, substance‑use and dental services.
"Our mission ... is to provide accessible health care to all residents of the New River Valley regardless of their ability to pay," CEO Michelle Bronze told the Board. Bronze said the center — a federally qualified health center that began as a free clinic — served 6,117 patients with about 30,473 visits last year and employs nearly 100 staff across multiple sites. She said…
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