East Central Oklahoma Family Health Center, Inc. (ECOFHC) held a groundbreaking ceremony in January last year for their new health center in Henryetta. Construction of the elegant 7,673-square-foot new building
East Central Oklahoma Family Health Center, Inc. (ECOFHC) held a groundbreaking ceremony in January last year for their new health center in Henryetta.
Construction of the elegant 7,673-square-foot new building has been completed and staff are currently moving in and setting up furniture and necessary items and equipment to run at full speed.
According to ECOFHC Chief Executive Officer Donna Dyer, the health center will allow Okmulgee County residents to experience a much shorter waiting time for appointments and have a much better and more personalized experience.
ECOFHC Outreach and Enrollment Specialist Kristie Rowland guided us on a tour of the new facility this week and we were in admiration of the enormous impact this health center will benefit the county.
“Our employees and staff have toured the new building in increments. We are all very excited about the opening and look forward to serving the community. The health center will combine medical, dental and behavioral health – all in one facility,” Rowland said.
Officials of ECOFHC plan to finish moving everything in next Thursday, July 19 and will have a “soft opening” on Friday, July 20. The scheduled or “official” open date for the Henryetta site will be Monday, July 23. A Grand Opening will be announced at a later date.
The new health center features two hallways for medical, dental and behavioral health with 12 exam rooms, a large break/conference room, three dental chairs, a digital medical x-ray room, a fully-equipped and operational medical lab, a procedure room, a dental lab and a dental x-ray room and several offices for the doctors and medical staff. There will also be a child and parental therapy room available.
Address of the new Henryetta facility will be 104 E. Shurden Industrial Blvd. The Henryetta center phone number is 918-652-9614.
About ECOFHC – In 2003, a small group of Wetumka community members and leaders gathered together and applied for several grants of which the third grant was approved and 330 funding was received on Aug. 1, 2008. On Jan. 2, 2009, ECOFHC opened its doors in Wetumka on Jan. 2, 2009. Behavioral Health services were established in February 2010 and in July of that same year the 340B prescription drug coverage was implemented. Funding for a new access point in Henryetta for Okmulgee County was awarded in June 2012 and a opened Oct. 1, 2012. And funding for a third access point in Wewoka for Seminole County was awarded in July 2015 with that site being opened on Nov. 16, 2015. ECOFHC is a federally-qualified health center that depends upon the support of the community.
