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ELKO — The Elko Family Medical & Dental Center building has gone through an amazing transformation over the last three years. Many longtime residents remember this simply as “the clinic.” Located at 762 14th Street, the health center operated by Nevada Health Centers has been able to not only beautify the existing building but also make the space more functional by expanding the lobby and waiting areas, adding larger exam rooms and overhauling the dental care area. A new full-service pharmacy is also expected to open in 2023 and will offer patients access to medications with onsite pharmacists and technicians.
This renovation project was made possible by community partners and local residents whose generous donations and financial contributions to the Elko capital campaign have made the three-phase project a success. Major contributors to the campaign include:
- The William N. Pennington Foundation
- Elko County
- Nevada Gold Mines
- City of Elko
- Cashman Family foundation
- Jerritt Canyon Gold
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Additionally, newly awarded funding from the City of Elko American Rescue Plan Act grant will allow for further service enhancements in the upcoming months related to Behavioral/Mental Health Services. The expansion of our behavioral health program, including the launch of in-person services at the Elko Family Medical & Dental Center, marks an important step in addressing the local mental health crisis. Behavioral health services will address both a patient’s mind and body including mental and behavioral stability to improve their overall well-being and quality of life. A new behavioral health provider is expected to be available by the end of the year following completion of the renovation project.
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Dr. Jacqueline Huynh

Dr. Jacqueline Huynh, pictured Oct. 5, 2018 is joining the Elko Family Medicine Residency Program at Nevada Health Centers as a family medicine clinical faculty member.
Walter B. Davis, president and CEO of Nevada Health Centers
Walter B. Davis, president and CEO of Nevada Health Centers speaks to the crowd Oct. 4, 2018 at the launch of the Elko Family Medicine Residency Program. Credit: UNR Med Brin Reynolds.
Medical assist station
A photo collage of the wall-breaking on Feb. 22 sits on the counter of the medical assist station in the newly renovated portion of Nevada Health Centers for the Elko Family Medicine Residency Program. A grand opening for the center on Oct. 4 also welcomed residents Dr. Scarlett Cavalli Davneshvar and Dr. Nittu Singh from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
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Exam room 23
A fully stocked exam room awaits patients in the Elko Family Medicine Residency Program expansion of Nevada Health Centers. On Oct. 4, a grand opening allowed the public to tour the facility’s newly renovated area and the rest of the Health Center.
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Another view of the medical assist station
Another view of the medical assist station shows canvas photographs lining the hallway in the newly renovated Elko Family Medicine Residency Program expansion of the Nevada Health Centers.
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Onsite lab facility
A med freezer sits inside the onsite lab room, part of Elko Family Medicine Residency Program’s expansion at the Nevada Health Centers. A sign nearby explains having a lab in proximity allows for quicker patient diagnosis and treatment.
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Telehealth services
A visitor gets a demonstration of telehealth services now offered at Nevada Health Centered through the Elko Family Medicine Residency program. A digital stethoscope and advanced examination camera are used in the examination that allows a patient access to providers in more than 50 medical specialties.
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Children’s examination room
A colorfully decorated examination room in the theme of Spongebob Squarepants is ready for pediatric patients at Nevada Health Centers.
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Nevada Health Center dental services
Dental services are also available at Nevada Health Center. Pictured are two of three dental cleaning stations.
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Residency program launches with renovated Nevada Health Center

A photo of the wall-breaking on Feb. 22 sits on the counter of the medical assist station in the newly renovated expansion of Nevada Health Centers for the Elko Family Medicine Residency Program. A grand opening for the center on Oct. 4 also welcomed residents Dr. Scarlett Cavalli Davneshvar and Dr. Nittu Singh from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
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Residency program launches with newly renovated Nevada Health Center

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) and Nevada Health Centers (NVHC), which are partnering on a new residency program to expand health care for local residents, celebrated the grand opening of the Elko Family Medicine Residency Program. From left, Gerald Ackerman, director, Office of Rural Health, UNR Med; Dr. Daniel Spogen, chair, Family and Community Medicine, UNR Med; Dr. Scarlett Cavalli Davneshvar, UNR Med Elko Family Medicine resident; UNR Med Dr. Nittu Singh, Elko Family Medicine resident; Walter B. Davis, President/CEO, Nevada Health Centers; Cathy McAdoo, Nevada System of Higher Education regent; UNR Med Dean, Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D. and Delmo Andreozzi, Elko County commissioner.
County to transfer medical facility to NVHC

Representatives of the Nevada Health Centers joined Elko County commissioners for a photo to commemorate a vote June 6 to transfer a medical facility to NVHC.
CEO Rick Palagi

Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital CEO Rick Palagi swings a sledgehammer into a wall at the Nevada Health Center.
Mammovan

Nevada Health Centers operates the Mammovan, which will be in northeastern Nevada communities in early March.
Rick Palagi and Delmo Andreozzi

Rick Palagi, outgoing Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital CEO and Delmo Andreozzi, Elko County Commissioner, tap sledgehammers before using them to start the construction process on Feb. 22, 2018 to renovate part of the Nevada Health Center to accommodate a residency program from the University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Medicine.
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Rick Palagi and Ned the NNRH Needle

Rick Palagi, outgoing Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital CEO, and Ned the NNRH Needle swing sledgehammers into a wall on Feb. 22, 2018 at the Nevada Health Center to kick off the renovation of offices to accommodate a residency program from the University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Medicine.
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Nevada Health Center brings health care options for rural patients

Stacey Giomi, director of facilities at Nevada Health Centers, shows the telemedicine unit used for treatment by off-site physicians in 2018. The medical center offers family care, women’s health and dentistry services.
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