The construction of the facility was funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The basis of the funding dictates that the Center serves the larger community. The Center is designed to provide primary care and preventative health services. It also include the medical clinic with eight examination rooms, treatment and x-ray rooms, a laboratory, a pharmacy and dental offices. Student health services are located in the clinic.
Plans are underway to get the clinic fully operational by early spring for community services.
The Sarah A. Dickey Health Clinic is housed in the HWC which currently serves the College's student population providing general health cares services under the direction of a register nurse. The Medical Clinic will be operational as of March 1, 2001. General Family Medical services will be offered to the campus population, in addition to the general public. Medicare, Medicaid and most insurance will be accepted Additionally, the clinic houses a dental department that presently operates on Tuesday of each week serving the campus population, as well as, the public. Future office hours will be announced.