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UT Health Clinic Opens Aug. 30 on UT Tyler Campus The University of Texas Health Clinic will open Monday, Aug. 30, on The University of Texas at Tyler campus, UT Tyler President Rodney H. Mabry announced. Operated by The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, the clinic will provide health care services to UT Tyler students and employees. A grand opening will be held 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the clinic’s temporary site at 3410 Varsity Drive, south of the UT Tyler engineering building. “This is just the first of many collaborative efforts between UT Tyler and The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler. It just makes sense for these two institutions to work together to meet what is one of our greatest needs on campus – to provide high quality health care services for our students, faculty, and staff,” President Mabry said. “Our students and their parents have consistently expressed to us that a campus health-care facility is a high priority. We have listened and we have acted; and, by developing a partnership with our sister institution, we were able to address that concern and make it a reality,” he said. UTHCT President Dr. Kirk A. Calhoun said, “The medical services provided at our sister institution, UT Tyler, will serve as a collaborative effort that meets both of our missions. “We look forward not only to bringing clinical care to UT Tyler, but also to working in partnership with UT Tyler to offer expanded medical education and facets of UTHCT’s cutting-edge medical research in the future,” he said. Plans are under way to construct a new building to house the clinic within the next two years. It will be located at the intersection of Patriot Avenue and University Boulevard, near the west entrance of the campus. The UT Health Clinic will offer a variety of primary care services including evaluation and management of non-emergency health issues, health and wellness visits, immunizations (flu shots, hepatitis, MMR, and more), lab and testing services (cholesterol, blood sugar, urinalysis, asthma treatments, and more), and prescription services at a discounted rate. Kerri Scruggs, RN, will be the on-site nurse practitioner for the clinic. Dr. Ellen Remenchik will serve as the medical director. Clinic hours are 8 a.m. – noon Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and 1 – 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Dr. Mabry and UTHCT President Dr. Kirk A. Calhoun will speak at a brief ceremony during Wednesday’s open house. Lunch will be available for students and employees, as well as tours of the clinic. For more information, contact the UT Health Clinic, (903) 566-0278 or look on the UT Tyler Web site, www.uttyler.edu/clinic.
Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604
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