CHAS now open in old Jarms Hardware location

Clinic will add services in stages in 2016

PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter | Last updated Dec 10, 2015 2:0pm0

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Architectural rendering of what the Cheney CHAS clinic will look like when finished. The facility opened Dec. 8 with one medical care provider.

The long-awaited opening of the Cheney location of the Community Health Association of Spokane, or CHAS, health center is here.

The facility, located in the former Jarms Hardware building at 1720 Second Ave. held what might be termed a "soft opening" this past Tuesday, Dec. 8 and is the 13th in the system when considering those with dental care.

A Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Health Center Program grant four months ago put the Cheney location back into the plans for CHAS to revisit this office chief operating officer Aaron Wilson said.

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