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For Immediate Release: January 29, 2019
Contact: Kari Lammer, Marketing Communications Manager
Kari.Lammer@unitypoint.org or (563) 589-2585
Dubuque, IA — UnityPoint Health –Visiting Nurse Association in Dubuque will be relocating to a new facility that will result in more services and clinical care space for patients.
The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), currently located at 1454 Iowa St, will move to 660 Iowa St (formerly Anytime Fitness), later this year. The former Anytime Fitness building offers several enhanced features that will improve the patient experience.
“We’ve spent the last year looking for a facility that would meet the needs of our patients and team members,” explains Stacey Killian, Director of the VNA. “The former Anytime Fitness building meets all of our criteria and is a perfect location to serve our community and keep our patients healthy and safe.”
The current building is three stories without elevator access, limiting the programs the VNA can offer to patients and the community. The new building is fully ADA accessible and compliant – which means more space will be utilized for serving patients. The new space will have additional clinic rooms, enhanced patient privacy, and dedicated parking for the VNA. It was imperative that the new location also be accessible on the bus route for the city and county.
Now that a location has been identified, the VNA will begin to make plans for the move such as identifying the locations for clinic rooms, meeting space, and offices. The move is slated for spring 2019. Once fully vacated, the existing location will be placed on the market for sale.
“This has been a long process with a lot of due diligence in making sure we were selecting a location that would best serve our community members,” says Killian. “We are so thankful for the number of community partners who have already supported our efforts up to this point. We look forward to ongoing partnerships and the opportunity to serve our community in a bigger way.”
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About UnityPoint Health® Visiting Nurse Association
Since 1910, the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) has worked collaboratively with Dubuque's private and public sectors, to reduce the spread of infectious disease, see that infants and children are properly immunized, educate people regarding healthy lifestyles, promote oral health, provide supportive services to elderly in their homes, offer parenting support, and so much more. Since 1996, the VNA has operated as a subsidiary of Finley Tri-States Health Group, Inc., the parent organization of UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital.
