More than a dozen shovels broke into the ground where the newest Kelsey-Seybold clinic will call home in Porter, along U.S. Highway 59 northbound, north of Northpark Drive.
East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID) board chairman Brenda Webb along with representatives from Kelsey-Seybold and Gamma Construction celebrated the official groundbreaking of the clinic on Wednesday, Jan. 9. It’s expected to open in 2020.
“As an elected board representing the interests of East Montgomery County, we couldn’t be more pleased that Kelsey-Seybold chose our community for their newest clinic,” said Webb. “Access to quality health care is one of our top priorities.”
The clinic replaces the facility on West Lake Houston in Kingwood that flooded during Hurricane Harvey.
Managing physician Dr. Sebastian Scobercea also says the facility will be a huge upgrade, from 20,000 square-feet to nearly 55,000 square feet. Patients will have access to expanded services in primary care including internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology. Additional services are planned for the future.
“It will be like a one-stop-shop for our patients to receive all the care they need,” he said.
The new clinic will also add 18 employees when it opens and, in the future, plans are to hire an additional 45 employees
“These kinds of skilled jobs for our area are also critical for the overall diversification of our workforce,” said Frank McCrady, EMCID President/CEO. “We hope that Kelsey-Seybold and the Lone Star College-Kingwood campus can form a partnership that will put our students on a path to careers in the health care industry.
It was a project that almost didn’t happen because of deed restrictions levied on the 5.5-acre tract of land. EMCID’s board and McCrady walked door-to-door to obtain the necessary signatures from residents in the area adjacent to the property to petition to change those restrictions.
Once completed, Kelsey-Seybold Kingwood Clinic will be located at 25553 U.S. Highway 59 near E. Memorial Drive in Porter.
