DALLAS--BOKA Powell, a Dallas-based architecture and interiors firm, has completed design work on the $11.2-million Hatcher Station Health Center, developed by Frazier Revitalization Inc. and operated by Parkland Health and Hospital System. The 44,300-square-foot clinic near Fair Park is located on a seven-acre site adjacent to DART's Hatcher Station.

“Hatcher Station Health Center represents a new model for nonprofit-based private investment in partnership with community leadership centering on revitalizing neglected neighborhoods,” Don Powell, principal of BOKA Powell, told GlobeSt.com. “Don Williams and FRI's vision for this clinic project and for the next phases of development at Hatcher – including a range of much-needed neighborhood services – demonstrates their commitment to the people of this community. “

With a modern, flexible design, the new facility is anticipated to serve up to 75,000 patients annually. The health center offers basic primary care, behavioral health services, a Women & Infants Specialty Health (WISH) center, a pharmacy, community health and wellness programs, as well as mobile mammography. 

The 66 exam rooms feature an equipment setup that allows providers to utilize unoccupied rooms to respond to demand as patient volumes fluctuate throughout the day, reducing wait times and improving efficiency.

“The community's response to the new clinic has been overwhelming,” says Jane Hunley, interim site administrator at Hatcher Station Health Center. “During the health center's first week of operation, about 1,500 patients were served by primary care physicians, pathology, radiology, women's services and patient financial services.  These included scheduled appointments, as well as walk-in services.  In addition, more than 800 prescriptions were dispensed by the pharmacy.”

Hatcher Station Health Center is located at 4600 Scyene Road. The facility consolidates and replaces Parkland's former East Dallas Health Center on Live Oak Street. Also, the new clinic meets the City of Dallas' Green Building guidelines for new construction, ensuring long-term enhanced building performance.

“Ultimately, this kind of investment benefits everyone,” Powell says. “The real estate community should take notice of the impact this effort has already made in the lives of the people who call this area home. We hope to see efforts like this replicated many times over in Dallas and around the country.”