NSU to Open Clinic Specifically Designed to Help Veterans

For many years, NSU has been home to a myriad of health clinics serving the residents of South Florida, many of whom have been veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Now, NSU is establishing a Veteran’s Access Clinic, which will provide veterans with integrated, interdisciplinary care.

“NSU’s commitment to the community can be seen in our long-standing and robust clinical offerings to the South Florida community,” said Dr. George Hanbury, NSU’s President and CEO. “Designated as a Military Friendly school, we’ve worked hard to make NSU a university veterans want to attend – we’re home to more than 1,000 student veterans. It’s part of the NSU Edge that we provide to students. Through our clinics, we are proud to serve the veterans in our community who so courageously served our county.”

Thanks to a $5 million appropriation from the Florida Legislature and governor, NSU can bring the full weight of its well-established clinical services to serve those who served our country. Through this funding, the citizens of Florida are helping establish a program that is designed to help provide care for those who gave so much to protect us.

Veterans – those who are NSU students as well as veterans in the South Florida community –  and their immediate family (spouse, children) will be able to visit or call this new clinic where NSU staff will help coordinate all the appointments they may need. This includes, but is not limited to: NSU’s medical, dental, optometry or psychology clinic, and if NSU doesn’t have the expertise in-house, through a network of community providers, staff will help the patient identify a provider and facilitate the referral so the necessary services can be provided.

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