A new Evergreen Healthcare Center is coming to East Buffalo. The new 36,000-square foot facility will be on Bailey Avenue.

According to Evergreen officials, the new location will have space for primary care, pharmacy services, HIV prevention counseling, HIV treatment, a food pantry, employment readiness services, re-entry support, Hepatitis C care and gynecological care. An on-site patient Financial Counseling Center, multi-use small and large meeting rooms, kitchen access for lease or free to community groups or block clubs, office space for community partners, and senior services are also part of the plan for the facility.

Leaders are celebrating the groundbreaking of the site as directly addressing health disparities in the city.

“The new Evergreen Health facility is an investment in the future wellbeing of residents living in an area that has long struggled to provide medical services to those in need,” said Empire State Development President, CEO & Commissioner Hope Knight. “Governor Hochul’s investment in the project is just one of the many ways she is committed to improving East Buffalo by supporting businesses, increasing housing, and improving the overall quality of life for residents.”

Without this facility, the nearest medical service is about a 30-minute walk from people who live in the immediate area.

“To meet the needs of the community, it’s critical that the Ken-Bailey Project is unconditionally accessible and culturally sensitive. We’re not just going in with our own big ideas. We spent over a year meeting with people in the community, really listening to what they want from a new healthcare hub in their neighborhood. What services do they need? What do they want the space to look and feel like? Our goal is for this to be a community project, not just an Evergreen and CAS project, but a shared space where we can come together and really move the needle on health equity in this community,” said Ray Ganoe, president and CEO, Evergreen Health.

The new center will retain 34 jobs and create 21 new jobs between Evergreen Health and Community Access Services, in addition to creating 89 projected temporary construction jobs.