Veterans looking for medical services in Cheboygan County can now head to Mackinaw City to get the help they need.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs--known simply as the VA--has selected Mackinaw City to house the new community-based outpatient clinic in the county.
The new clinic will help veterans throughout the area, especially since they currently have to make long trips to VA hospitals in other parts of the state just to receive basic medical services.
Construction on the new clinic is expected to begin soon, and the VA estimates that it will be open sometime this year.
"This new clinic will help so many veterans in Northern Michigan get the care they deserve, preventing them from having to make the long drives to clinics across the state," says Michael Wise,
Cheboygan County veterans service coordinator.
Wise notes that the clinic would not have been possible without the assistance of Senator Debbie Stabenow, who led the effort to secure the clinic. She also personally hand delivered a petition that included over 5,000 signatures to the Secretary of the VA, urging him to increase access to veterans' health care in the region.
Writer: Sam EgglestonSource: Michael Wise, Cheboygan County Veterans Services
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