HealthFriday, November 13
The Walla Walla VA breaks ground on a new Kennewick veterans clinic
The Good Day Walla Walla team
If you're a veteran who gets care through the Walla Walla VA, a bigger clinic is coming to the Tri-Cities. The Jonathan M. Wainwright VA Medical Center and local officials broke ground Nov. 5 at 3811 Plaza Way in Kennewick's Southridge area. The VA says the clinic is anticipated to open in early 2029.
The clinic's building footprint will cover 85,000 square feet
Floor area of the Kennewick VA clinic, beside places you know
18 basketball courts would fit inside the Kennewick VA clinic
Source: Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business
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| Floor area | |
|---|---|
| The Kennewick VA clinic | 85,000 sq. ft. (Building footprint) |
| A football field | 57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included) |
| A basketball court | 4,700 sq. ft. (NBA size) |
It will replace the smaller Richland VA clinic in the Richland Federal Building. The VA says the larger space would cut down on trips to Walla Walla, Seattle and other VA sites. Ryan Companies, the VA's builder, plans to have the foundation in before winter so construction can begin in earnest in the spring.
- Planned care: primary care, pharmacy, dental, optometry, audiology, radiology
- Also planned: mental health, physical therapy, prosthetics, lab work
- Homeless Veteran Program services will be available
- Some specialty cardiology services also will be offered
- Site: 12 acres, 700 parking spaces, 18 to 24 months to build
The clinic's price tag and parking, by the numbers
- $48.2 million
- in federal funding for the clinic
- $35 million
- expected construction cost, per city planning documents
- $209 million
- or more for the 20-year lease with JTW Development
- 700
- parking spaces planned