1 00:00:01,050 --> 00:00:03,216 - [Narrator] 80 second training wing leadership, 2 00:00:03,216 --> 00:00:05,300 medical group personnel, and civilians 3 00:00:05,300 --> 00:00:07,852 came together for the 82nd Medical Groups 4 00:00:07,852 --> 00:00:10,579 Groundbreaking Ceremony of it's new clinic. 5 00:00:10,579 --> 00:00:12,979 Medical Group leadership and facility management 6 00:00:12,979 --> 00:00:14,271 intend for the new building to be 7 00:00:14,271 --> 00:00:17,021 more efficient in utilities and amenities, 8 00:00:17,021 --> 00:00:20,028 while keeping the same services available for patients. 9 00:00:20,028 --> 00:00:21,207 (airplane jet) 10 00:00:21,207 --> 00:00:24,318 - It's really about just increasing efficient use of space. 11 00:00:24,318 --> 00:00:27,988 Right now we have roughly 350,000 sqft 12 00:00:27,988 --> 00:00:31,083 that we manage up there, most of which is not used. 13 00:00:31,083 --> 00:00:32,332 And if we do any kind of repairs 14 00:00:32,332 --> 00:00:34,613 or any kind of updates on it it'll hike the high cost 15 00:00:34,613 --> 00:00:36,884 because of things like abatement issues and so forth 16 00:00:36,884 --> 00:00:39,185 that cut in cause of the age of the building. 17 00:00:39,185 --> 00:00:42,397 So moving forward for both efficiency of that 18 00:00:42,397 --> 00:00:45,033 we'll save a lot of money in terms of upgrades and upkeep. 19 00:00:45,033 --> 00:00:47,579 And then the biggest efficiency we'll gain is on energy use. 20 00:00:47,579 --> 00:00:49,758 We roughly, about 500,000 dollars a year 21 00:00:49,758 --> 00:00:52,022 we expect to save in this new facility. 22 00:00:52,022 --> 00:00:53,709 - [Man] So basically we have the primary care clinic 23 00:00:53,709 --> 00:00:56,428 itself, or family health clinic we call it, 24 00:00:56,428 --> 00:01:00,398 and pediatrics that the general, same clinics you see now, 25 00:01:00,398 --> 00:01:01,537 so really and then of course we have 26 00:01:01,537 --> 00:01:04,380 (mumbles) services like radiology lab, pharmacy, 27 00:01:04,380 --> 00:01:07,343 all those things. So really basically nothing changes. 28 00:01:07,343 --> 00:01:09,446 - [Narrator] Facility management also said that they expect 29 00:01:09,446 --> 00:01:13,263 construction of the 178,000 sqft clinic 30 00:01:13,263 --> 00:01:16,036 to be completed in late 2020. 31 00:01:16,036 --> 00:01:18,066 Reporting from Sheppard Air Force Base 32 00:01:18,066 --> 00:01:19,699 for Sheppard Public Affairs, 33 00:01:19,699 --> 00:01:21,199 I'm Justin Stokes.