Oneida Nation of Wisconsin Oneida Community Health Center
Oneida, WisconsinFaced with the rapid growth of the local Native American community during the 1990s, the Oneida Nation realized their existing 23,000-square-foot clinic could no longer accommodate the growing and diverse needs of the community. Built in the 1970s, the clinic shared services with an adjoining skilled nursing facility, which was also bursting at the seams and limited the clinic's growth. Administrative offices had been relocated to portable trailers in the parking lot due to the severe lack of space. Designed around a stone, timber and glass spine, the new 68,000-square-foot Oneida Community Health Center makes use of materials that pay tribute to the Nation's rich history. HGA's designers also made certain to honor Oneida's mission to preserve the Nation's heritage through seven generations. The state-of-the-art facility accommodates a full-service medical clinic designed to be divided into separate service specialties to create greater efficiencies for patients and staff. HGA's design also enables a number of future additions, allowing the Health Center to meet the health care needs of numerous future generations.