(09/18/12) - A $3 million investment is on its way to downtown Flint. Genesys Health Systems officially announced plans to open a downtown medical clinic to include a store front pharmacy and a women's clinic.
The clinic will be on the 400 block of South Saginaw Street between 1st and Kearsley. Construction is already underway. The clinic will open July 2013.
Tuesday morning, members of the community and Genesys Health System gathered together to celebrate the new addition to the bricks. The clinic will include a pharmacy that will face Saginaw Street and an urgent care clinic entrance will be in the back.
There will also be internal medicine and women's services. About 60 employees from Genesys' West Flint campus will move to the new location and they hope to create more employment opportunities.
The clinic is part of revitalizing downtown and providing quality healthcare services to the urban population.
Tracey Whelpley owns the Lunch Studio. Her business is a few doors down from the clinic, which will also include a strorefront pharmacy. "There are a lot of people that rely on public transportation, so this is walking distance for a lot of people, which I think is big."
Access to healthcare is a big plus for Delma Thomas Jackson, a student at UM-Flint. He also hopes the health center can help those who can't get the care they need. "Particularly with the northside losing some of its healthcare facilities, even though this is downtown, it's still more accessible for folks on the north side who otherwise may not have access."
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:05 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:05:13 GMT
(06/19/13) - Thousands of teachers, administrators, and parents are rallying for public education at the state capitol in Lansing. The Save Michigan's Public School Rally is expected to last a couple
Some say a plan to dissolve struggling school districts, including one in Mid-Michigan, is an attack on public schools.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:49 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:49:45 GMT
FLINT (WJRT) - (6/19/13) - Imagine what your yard would look like if you only mowed the grass once a year. That's what the Genesee County land bank's properties will look like this summer. The Genesee
The Genesee County Land Bank owns about 40 percent of all the abandoned homes in Flint, and this year they can only afford to mow the lawns once.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:25:16 GMT
(06/19/13) - A warrant has been issued for Eric Spearman, in Saginaw's 16th murder this year. Saginaw Police say he shot and killed Hoshea Pruitt last Tuesday. ABC12 has learned Spearman is no stranger
A warrant has been issued for Eric Spearman, in Saginaw's 16th murder this year.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:24 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:24:55 GMT
(06/19/13) - The abandoned Buick City site, in Flint, could soon be revived. Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust says deals with two companies to purchase large pieces of land
The abandoned Buick City site, in Flint, could soon be revived.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:24 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:24:52 GMT
(06/19/13) - A Mid-Michigan community is one step closer to revitalizing part of its downtown area. Tuesday night, Grand Blanc City Council approved site plans to turn two empty buildings into retail
A Mid-Michigan community is one step closer to revitalizing part of its downtown area.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:23 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:23:00 GMT
(06/19/13) - A presidential election often leads to long lines at the polls, but that's not usually the case for other elections. A Saginaw County group is hoping to change that for next year's mid-term
A presidential election often leads to long lines at the polls, but that's not usually the case for other elections.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:08 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:08:59 GMT
(06/19/13) - It's about to get really loud along the Saginaw River. The Bay City River Roar returns this weekend for the 26th year. "We're so pumped up, and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. It
It's about to get really loud along the Saginaw River. The Bay City River Roar returns this weekend for the 26th year.
