““Renovations to the Belleville Clinic will create jobs for our skilled tradesmen and tradeswomen and will help provide improved access to high-quality healthcare services for residents of a medically underserved community in St. Louis Metro East.” ”
Belleville Clinic - Belleville, IL
Allocation: $7.0M | TDC: $10.4M | Union Construction Jobs: 31 | Permanent Jobs: 109 | Total SF: 69,600
Building America, CDE is helping to finance the $10.4 million renovation of The Belleville Clinic, an existing healthcare facility in Belleville, IL. The newly renovated 69,600 square foot Federally Qualified Healthcare Center aims to serve downtown Belleville, a highly distressed neighborhood with an Area Median Income of 65% of the national average and a Poverty Rate of 20%. The Health Resources and Services Administration classifies downtown Belleville as a Medically Underserved Area for primary care and mental health services.
The clinic will be run by Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation (SIHF). SIHF will provide a wide range of services, notably family medicine and primary care, urgent care, and cardiology. SIHF will sublease space to Touchette Regional Hospital, a subsidiary of SIHF; Touchette will use the space to provide services such as physical therapy, medical imaging, and mental health services.