Downtown San Jose Clinic Groundbreaking, May 31

Join Supervisor Ken Yeager and the VMC Foundation on May 31st at 1 p.m. as we celebrate the groundbreaking of a new health clinic in downtown San Jose. The new facility will provide urgent care and primary care services in a state-of-the-art facility. The building will be operated by Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and community partners.

Event details

When: May 31, 2013, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Where: 725 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose

Who: members of the Board of Supervisors, County leadership, community partners and health care advocates

Parking: available on street and in lot on E. St John Street by venue

RSVP: email us or call 408-885-5299.

Download: Event Flyer

Long-time residents of the downtown community will remember the long struggle to prevent the closure of the old San Jose Medical Center. The former owners, Hospital Corporation of America, shut-down the facility in 2004. That decision led to a significant increase in patient visits to the VMC Emergency Department, and created new barriers to health care access for many downtown residents.

Thanks to the voters of Santa Clara County and the leadership of the Board of Supervisors, public funds were approved in 2008 to build a new clinic. The VMC Foundation was honored to play a significant role in securing voter approval for the project. After extensive planning and design efforts,  construction set to begin.

Please join county, health and community leaders are we celebrate this important milestone.