Representative Keith Farnham (from left) along with Byron Saum, city manager ... and VNA President and CEO Linnea Windel converse following a ribbon cutting ceremony near stained glass artwork hanging in the new VNA Health Care clinic in Elgin. November 7, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Clinic coordinator Elise Lara shows one of many rooms to (from left) Karla Guzman, Becky Bart, Marcus Bostho (background) and Jaime Garcia Wednesday at the new VNA clinic on Villa Street in Elgin. Representatives from various agencies involved in the construction project, including the counties of Kane and Cook, as well as the city of Elgin, attended the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the facility. Like VNA’s facility on the west side of Elgin (located at 620 Wing Street), this site is designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center to provide services to the medically underserved in the greater Elgin area. The new 20,000 square foot clinic includes 24 exam rooms and will expand VNA’s capacity to provide primary health care services to men, women, and children in the Elgin area. VNA expects to provide 18,000 medical encounters to 6,000 patients in the first year of operation. November 7, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

The new VNA 20,000 square foot clinic includes 24 exam rooms and will expand VNA’s capacity to provide primary health care services to men, women, and children in the Elgin area. VNA expects to provide 18,000 medical encounters to 6,000 patients in the first year of operation. November 7, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

The new VNA facility is a 20,000 square foot clinic that includes 24 exam rooms and will expand VNA’s capacity to provide primary health care services to men, women, and children in the Elgin area. VNA expects to provide 18,000 medical encounters to 6,000 patients in the first year of operation. November 7, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Head architect for the VNA clinic on Villa Street in Elgin, Alex Lopez of Cordogan Clark & Associates, Inc., tours through the facility Wednesday during it's grand opening. The new 20,000 square foot clinic includes 24 exam rooms and will expand VNA’s capacity to provide primary health care services to men, women, and children in the Elgin area. VNA expects to provide 18,000 medical encounters to 6,000 patients in the first year of operation.November 7, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Representatives from various agencies involved in the construction project, including the counties of Kane and Cook, as well as the city of Elgin, attend the official ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday at the new VNA clinic in Elgin. November 7, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

President and CEO Linnea Windel walks the hallway filled with 24 exam rooms at the new VNA facility providing primary health care services to men, women, and children in the Elgin area. VNA expects to provide 18,000 medical encounters to 6,000 patients in the first year of operation. November 7, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media