As part of the move, the health department, which occupies the first, second and third floors of the building, will consolidate some of its administrative offices onto the fifth floor, including public information and medical records, according to Suffoletto, who said about 50 public health employees will have their work spaces reassigned as a result of the move.
Suffoletto said the clinic, which offers immunizations, home health care services, and testing and treatment for most STDs and tuberculosis, was never intended to remain at its current location.
“In 2012, there was a flood in the basement of the building where the clinic was located, so the clinic was quickly moved from the basement to the fifth floor where there was space available at the time,” he said. “But the space was much smaller, and not as conducive to having the clinic.
“It was always meant to be temporary space, and now we’re getting the chance to take some space on the third floor to make the clinic bigger and better for the public.”
The clinic is expected to open in its new space by December 2017, Suffoletto said. The third-floor space is being vacated by Montgomery County Child Support, which is moving its offices to the Dayton Job Center at 111 S. Edwin C Moses Blvd.
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