The UF Health Urgent Care Center-Eastside has scheduled an open house celebration for Saturday, Aug. 3.
The event will start at 10 a.m. at the new facility, which is slated to open in August and is located at the intersection of SE 21 Street and Hawthorne Road in Gainesville.
Event parking will be at the Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) lot located at 2153 SE Hawthorne Rd. and a free, air-conditioned shuttle to the open house will be provided. Handicap decal parking is available in the urgent care center parking lot on a limited basis.
The open house celebration will feature a health fair, food, and book and school supply giveaways while supplies last.
The 9,000-square-foot clinic, which has state-of-the-art equipment and amenities, held a virtual ground-breaking ceremony on June 21, 2023. The facility will be open 12 hours a day, seven days a week, featuring eight examination rooms, two procedure rooms, X-ray facilities and a community room.
On Nov. 30, 2023, people from UF Health, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, the Gainesville City Commission and the East Gainesville community gathered for a commemorative signing for the clinic.
The new facility, located next to the Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center, is part of a joint city and county initiative to stimulate growth on the east side of Gainesville.
The project will eventually include retail stores and a Gainesville Regional Transit System bus transfer station.
Editor’s note: This story was updated with information on the parking for the open house.