Friday ribbon cutting to mark clinic's re-branding

By Tereasa Wade, Public Affairs Officer, Kenner Army Health ClinicSeptember 24, 2015

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FORT LEE, Va. (Sept. 24, 2015) -- The grand opening and ribbon cutting of the newly renovated Active Duty Clinic is set for Friday, 10:30 a.m., at Kenner Army Health Clinic.

The ribbon cutting marks another step in the Active Duty Clinic's continual evolution in the "patient centered medical home" model of care.

"The renovated clinic will provide a more comfortable setting for our patients and an optimized work space for our care teams," said Lt. Col. Brett H. Venable, KAHC commander. "Our goal is to improve both patient and staff satisfaction while delivering high quality, patient-centered services to the Fort Lee community."

The Army transition to patient centered health care was initiated in 2011 with the surgeon general's directive to enhance the patient's experience with medical services, improve patient health and decrease the rising costs of health care.

The grand opening and ribbon cutting of the newly renovated Active Duty Clinic is set for Friday, 10:30 a.m., at Kenner Army Health Clinic.

The ribbon cutting marks another step in the Active Duty Clinic's continual evolution in the "patient centered medical home" model of care.

"The renovated clinic will provide a more comfortable setting for our patients and an optimized work space for our care teams," said Lt. Col. Brett H. Venable, KAHC commander. "Our goal is to improve both patient and staff satisfaction while delivering high quality, patient-centered services to the Fort Lee community."

The Army transition to patient centered health care was initiated in 2011 with the surgeon general's directive to enhance the patient's experience with medical services, improve patient health and decrease the rising costs of health care.

The Active Duty Clinic renovations will help to improve patient flow to realize better efficiencies, as well as better enable the team based approach that is at the heart of patient centered medical care.