Greenbrier County Community Based Outpatient Clinic Story Archives

Agency Signs 5-Year Lease for Veterans Clinic in Fairlea

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has signed a lease agreement for a clinic site in Fairlea.

The Register-Herald reports the clinic will serve about 1,700 veterans in the region.

Beckley VA Medical Center spokeswoman Debbie Voloski says the VA’s lease for the 4,800-square-foot building was awarded for five years, with five additional one-year options.

The VA previously leased the 8,500-square-foot Community Based Outpatient Clinic at the Rahall Building in Maxwelton. That clinic was closed in April after employees complained for over a year about headaches and dizziness blamed on air quality issues in the building, where other businesses also operate.

Voloski says the Fairlea building was originally designed as a restaurant, noting that the structure has since been used for a variety of businesses.

Temporary VA Clinic to Open in Greenbrier County

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin says a temporary health clinic will open in Greenbrier County to serve veterans in parts of West Virginia and Virginia.

The West Virginia Democrat says he learned from the Beckley VA Medical Center that the temporary Veterans Affairs clinic will open by the end of the month at the Rhema Christian Center in Lewisburg until a permanent clinic is established.

The Greenbrier Community Based Outpatient Clinic closed in April after air quality tests found formaldehyde levels above the recommended exposure limit. The Maxwelton clinic had been shut three times since June 2014 because of air quality.

The clinic served about 2,400 veterans in Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas and Summers counties in West Virginia, and in Alleghany County, Virginia. They currently must travel to Beckley for health care.

VA Director: Greenbrier Clinic Will Reopen

West Virginia’s congressional delegation says the top Veterans Affairs official has committed to reopen a health clinic in Greenbrier County.

In a news release Friday, Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. Evan Jenkins say U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald made the commitment recently.

The Greenbrier Community Based Outpatient Clinic closed in April after air quality tests found formaldehyde levels above the recommended exposure limit. The clinic in Maxwelton has been shut three times since June 2014 because of air quality.

The clinic serves about 2,400 veterans in Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas and Summers counties in West Virginia, and in Alleghany County, Virginia. Now, they must travel to the Beckley VA Medical Center for care.

The release says McDonald committed to a town hall meeting in Greenbrier County.

Manchin Asks for Help After W.Va. Veterans Clinic Closes

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is asking the federal government to provide a mobile clinic or temporary space for one that would serves veterans in West Virginia and Virginia.

The West Virginia Democrat made the request in a letter Friday to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald. Manchin asked for the assistance until air quality issues are fixed at the Greenbrier County Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Maxwelton.

The clinic closed Monday after air quality tests found formaldehyde levels above the recommended exposure limit. The clinic has been shut three times since last June because of air quality.

The clinic serves about 2,400 veterans in Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas and Summers counties in West Virginia, and in Alleghany County, Virginia. For now they must travel to the Beckley VA Medical Center for care.

VA Clinic to Close Because of Air Quality Issues

A clinic that serves veterans in West Virginia and Virginia has closed again because of air quality issues.

The Beckley VA Medical Center announced the indefinite closure of the Greenbrier County Community Based Outpatient Clinic on Monday. Veterans served by the clinic in Maxwelton will have to travel to the hospital for care.

Hospital director Karin McGraw says air quality tests found formaldehyde levels above the recommended exposure limit in several parts of the clinic.

She also says several employees have continued to report air quality issues.

The clinic has been closed three times since June 2014 because of air quality.

The clinic serves about 2,400 veterans in Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas and Summers counties in West Virginia, and in Alleghany County, Virginia.

W.Va. Veterans Clinic with Air Concerns Tentatively Set to Reopen

A Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic closed because of air concerns is expected to reopen next month.

The Greenbrier County Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Maxwelton was closed June 6 after several employees became ill.

Beckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center spokeswoman Debbie Voloski tells The Register-Herald that the clinic is tentatively scheduled to reopen Aug. 1.

She says the reopening date is contingent upon results of third-party air quality testing commissioned by the VA.

The clinic serves veterans in Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas and Summers counties in West Virginia and Alleghany County, Virginia.

Voloski says patients have been receiving care at the Beckley hospital. The clinic’s employees were temporarily assigned to the hospital.