Bend apartments' old laundry room now clinic

BEND, Ore. -

From the inside, Mosaic Medical's newest clinic in southeast Bend is small --500 square feet --but still looks pretty typical: exam rooms and medical supplies.

Head outside, though, and you'll see it's not so ordinary: The clinic is housed in an apartment complex -- in an old laundry room, to be exact.

It took about $50,000 to upgrade the room from a place holding washing machines to a room fit for medical care.

There are two exam rooms, and another room that doubles as an office for clinicians and a small lab.

A couple dozen people gathered at Ariel Glen Apartments Tuesday to celebrate that accomplishment and more.

The clinic is the first of its kind in the region, but it's really the result of a bigger endeavor -- a nearly $12 million project renovating and upgrading the low-income apartments at Ariel Glen and nearby Healy Heights.

The project was funded by community partners, including PNC Real Estate, and was spearheaded by Housing Works. Mosaic Medical put in about $20,000 in supplies and equipment for the new clinic.

The renovations included new sidings, paint on the buildings and remodeling of the individual units. Each apartment also was outfitted with washing machines and dryers, so the complex's laundry room was no longer necessary.

"We'll be providing well-women exams, regular physical exams, wellness visits, sickness visits," said the clinic's resident nurse practitioner, Lisa Gladden.

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Bend apartments' old laundry room now clinic