Clemson Rural Health primary care clinic opens in Walhalla

The Clemson Health Clinic at Walhalla held a ribbon cutting late last month, which marked the expansion of Clemson Rural Health’s outreach, both through fixed health care facilities and mobile heath units. Sen. Thomas C. Alexander and Oconee County Council chairman John Elliot were among those who worked toward the clinic’s opening and spoke at the event…

Clemson Rural Health is part of the Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, and has had a presence in Walhalla for almost a decade. An extension of the University’s land-grant mission, the clinic began as a mobile health unit site for uninsured, expecting mothers. The College’s partnership with Oconee County has, with the new clinic, evolved into a full-time, fully staffed primary care facility that services the entire community and focuses on treating chronic diseases for a diverse population.