The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, in partnership with South Sunflower County Hospital Foundation hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Indianola Community Wellness Center on Thursday.
SSCH CEO Courtney Phillips addresses the crowd at Thursday's ribbon cutting.
The brand new center, which sits at 408 Moody Ave. adjacent to SSCH and Indianola Family Medical Clinic, will bring a new level of wellness and disease prevention to the community through a full gym, fitness classes, healthy cooking classes and other instructional programs.
Dr. Wade Dowell told those in attendance on Thursday the new center will be transformational in terms of disease prevention in the community.
Dr. Wade Dowell, who spoke at the ceremony, told The Enterprise-Tocsin afterwards that the wellness center will work closely with the clinic.
SSCH's Dr. Katie Patterson talks wellness and the importance of the new center during Thursday's ceremony.
Doctors, he said, will refer patients to the wellness center for different programs and regimens, so that their wellness progress can be tracked more accurately.
Sheila B. Grogan, President of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation introduces Indianola to its new Indianola Community Wellness Center on Thursday.
Watch the full ceremony above, as well as an interview with Dr. Dowell inside the center.
The E-T will have full coverage of the ribbon cutting in next week’s paper.
Anyone interested in joining the wellness center may go by the location.
