Gonzales healthcare clinic triples in size, offers new services
GONZALES, Calif. (KION) The Taylor Farms Family Health & Wellness clinic has expanded, and it is now offering additional medical services in Gonzales.
The center first opened five years ago, according to the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, and has tripled in size as a result of a two year long expansion project. The clinic was originally in a 6,400 square foot building, but it is now 20,000 square feet.
In addition to growing in physical size, the services offered have expanded with it.
“We are proud to support the new specialty clinic at Taylor Farms Family Health & Wellness Center, which will increase access to crucial behavioral health and specialty services for our members in south Monterey County. This new center not only provides convenient access to important services for our members who live in Gonzales and the surrounding communities, but also provides health education and fitness programming that will improve our members’ health and quality of life," said CEO of the Central California Alliance for Health Stephanie Sonnenshine.
The clinic will give residents access to podiatry, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, OB/GYN, behavioral health and diabetes education and more, according to SVMHS. It has started offering preventative care classes and workshops, including a diabetes prevention course, and when it is safe to do so, it will offer free fitness classes and community education programming.
“Since this center opened five years ago, it has been a model for delivering quality care in rural environments,” says Pete Delgado, President/CEO of Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System. “The success of this expansion is due in large part to organizations who partnered with us and are equally dedicated to increasing access to care.”
Taylor Farms helped with the project by providing a $1.5 million grant, and the project received $8 million in funding from philanthropic support from the Central Callifornia Alliance for Health, the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Mike and Mary Orradre and contributions from Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation donors.
A small, socially distanced ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m., but it will also be streamed live on Facebook here.
