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Triad Health Systems will

open January 1

• Clinic will serve Gallatin,

Owen and Carroll counties

A $600,000 federal grant will help fund a regional community health care center that will soon open in Gallatin County.

Triad Health Systems will open Jan. 1, taking over New Horizons Medical Center in Warsaw. The facility will serve Gallatin, Owen and Carroll counties, and will target area residents who are uninsured, underinsured or cannot afford medical care.

Owen and Gallatin’s New Horizons Medical Center administrator Bernie Poe said the grant was received through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It is good for one year, and Poe said Triad is eligible to seek the grant for the next two years, as well.

If “we do our job and do it right, we can receive the money” for all three years, Poe said.

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Flu vaccinations now

being offered

• New Horizons Medical Center and Three Rivers District Health Department offer the vaccine

It’s time for flu shots.

According to information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), an average of 226,000 people are hospitalized every year because of the flu.

New Horizons Medical Center Pharmacist Janet Wright wants to emphasize the importance of receiving the flu vaccine.

“(The flu) is communicable and does cause death,” Wright said.

She encourages anyone who has contact with the public to get the vaccine.

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