New VA Clinic has set location in North Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen a site on the Northwest Corner of Hyatt Road & Max Leggett Parkway to be the site of the new VA Clinic in Jacksonville.

The new clinic will replace two existing clinics in Jacksonville - VA Southpoint and VA University. According to the VA, there is an average wait time of approximately 25 days across the three current VA clinics for new patients.

Even though one clinic will be gone, Steve Spickelmier, the chairman of the Veterans Council of Duval County, says because of all the new resources, wait times will actually go down.

“Well, I think it will go down because they’re gonna offer more things are like dental, surgical and psychiatric,” Spickelmier said. He went on to say that these issues are critical for veterans.

“A lot of them have come home wounded and a lot of them will come home facing other things that they acquired while they were in the military and to think that we’re doing this as a community to help them is pretty special for all of us that are Americans,” Spicklmeir said.

This new site will expand onsite Radiology, Optometry and Audiology services. There will also be new multi-specialty rooms that will assist in expanding women’s health services and telehealth. The project also will include a 30-bed dorm space for Veteran residential care.

“Moving forward with this clinic is a top priority for our organization, as Jacksonville is our fastest growing market” said North Florida/ South Georgia Veterans Health System Director, Thomas Wisnieski. “Modernizing our VA clinics is in the best interest of our Veteran patients and we are excited for the opportunity to improve our facilities to meet their needs”.

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