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111 JULY : AUGUST 2016 — COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION Covering 430,000 square feet – 295,000 square feet supporting clinical use – and employing ultramodern design concepts and tools, the VA HCC Charlotte provides outpatient primary and mental care, and many specialty services including operating rooms, radiation and imaging, and kidney dialysis units to one of the fastest growing veteran populations in the U.S. F rom a distance, the building stands majestic and commanding. Up close, the vibe is quite different. Disarming. Inviting. Accommo- dating. Charlotte's gleaming-new Veterans Affairs Health Care Center (HCC) beautifully accomplishes dual objectives of saluting the thousands of men and women the facility will serve, and putting veterans at ease using the array of primary care and specialty services now at their disposal. The $104 million Charlotte HCC opened in April as one of the most advanced healthcare facilities of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Encompassing 430,000 square feet – 295,000 square feet dedicated to clinical use – the center also is the VA's largest lease-ac- quisition medical facility. For the region's exploding veteran population, the health center is world-class – promising easier-than-ever access to care, broader-than-ever treatment and diagnostic options, and all-in-one convenience. The project team took special care to dispense with institutional tradition. Instead, the center welcomes vet- erans and their families into a bright, spacious, uplifting environment designed for easy navigation. "This has been many years in the making, and we're excited to show you our brand new healthcare center. I truly believe you will be amazed at what you will see inside," says ceremonial ribbon cutting speaker Kaye Green, director of the Salisbury VA Health Care System, which encompasses the new Charlotte facility.