CHARLOTTE – Michael Jordan makes his largest charitable donation ever.
Seven-million dollars will be used to open two "Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinics" in Charlotte, which will help serve some of the most at-risk and underserved communities in the area.
The clinics on Freedom Drive and Statesville Avenue will both be 7,500 square feet, and staffed with two physicians and two pediatricians each.
It is expected to provide vital access to primary and preventive care to 35,000 patients per year who have little or no health care.
Services will include behavioral health, physical therapy, social work, oral health and family planning.
“I am proud to partner with Novant Health to bring critical health services to underserved areas of Charlotte and the thousands of North Carolinians with limited access to health care,” said Michael Jordan, in a statement. “Through my years of working with Novant Health, I have been impressed with their approach and their commitment to the community. It is my hope that these clinics will help provide a brighter and healthier future for the children and families they serve.”
The clinics are expected to open in late 2020.