U.S. Troops Construct Facility At Request Of Iraq City Council
Combat Outpost Cleary, Iraq
The new Health Clinic in Wahida opened to a grateful local crowd December 11th.
The city council leaders in Wahida had a problem. They were concerned that the local health clinic was too small, too cramped, under funded and not able to serve the needs of the local citizens. So they approached Coalition Forces and asked for help.
After several in depth meetings with soldiers and the City Council, a plan was drawn up.
The existing clinic was slated to be remodeled, with extra exam rooms, an upstairs apartment for health personnel, and an emergency room was all added. “This new clinic gives Doctors a great deal more room to operate, and with the added apartment visiting doctors can stay the night,†said Captain Matthew Givens, local Army Liaison Officer.
Wahida has no hospital. This new clinic remodel and upgrade will serve as the city’s main medical outpost, and is a huge improvement for Wahida.
“The clinic is going to be tremendous, and very helpful. With just a few additional pieces of equipment that is on its way, it will be perfect,†said Dr. Taher Awaed, Iraqi Wahida Clinic Director
Captain Givens affirmed that more equipment is on the way, even a brand new x-ray machine for the clinic.
Following the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony, various Army and Coalitions Forces Medical Teams held a free health clinic for local Iraqis. Coalition Medical Teams used the new facility to treat Iraqi Citizens during the daylong clinic.
