New clinics: Part of medical growth - El Paso Times

It's time for patients to be patient. El Paso County is saying new and expanded University Medical Center clinics, in the long run, will make health care more affordable. But it's going to take two or three years for new doors to open.

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Across the street, Texas Tech University Health Science Center is now home to the full-fledged Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. This year, the Texas Legislature approved stand-alone status for the center.

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