LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Community members in East Las Vegas now have a new option for their healthcare needs with the opening of the UMC East Charleston Quick Care and Primary Care clinic.

The facility celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a proclamation from Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom.

The new clinic replaces the nearby Nellis location, offering more space and an improved clinical environment.

Mason Van Houweling, UMC CEO, said, "We will be able to bring more patients through our system, treat more specialized patients, we're going to bring some specialty care as well, more pediatrics. So again, sticking with our bread and butter, our primary care and our quick care patients and our brand since the 1980s, and it provides an access to a higher level of care back at UMC."

The clinic is part of UMC's network of eight other quick care and primary care locations across the valley, which collectively handle an average of 300,000 patient visits annually. The new clinic is located at 5755 East Charleston Blvd.

Commissioner Segerblom highlighted the convenience of the new location, stating, "To have to drive all the way to UMC or Sunrise and then have them say, 'Oh, you just have a cold or something - that's unacceptable. So, this is really great for people here to be able to locally see somebody who's competent, who's qualified, and the staff at UMC is by far the best!"