New clinic for veterans expected to open in area - Odessa American Online


New clinic for veterans expected to open in area
Odessa American Online
Eighty-two percent of veterans the Big Springs Veteran Affairs Hospital serves live in outlying areas. That’s why the hospital is looking to open a new medical clinic in the Odessa or Midland area, Public Affairs Officer Iva Jo Hanslik said. Big Springs serves vets living in Ector, Midland, Ward, Winkler, Crane, Upton and Loving counties.

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center had a clinic in the same building until it closed the office in 2009, when Texas Tech consolidated its Odessa operations into its downtown campus.
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