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Plans are progressing on a new neighborhood health center in the city's North End with construction expected to begin as soon as city approval is acquired. Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center is opening a 6,500squarefoot medical facility capable of doubling the amount of patients and services now being offered at its center inside the nearby Doris Jones Family Resource Building. Wayne P. Lynch, the hospital's senior director of support services, said the current center only has six exam rooms and is 3,000 square feet. Approximately 7,000 appointments are handled a year, but there's a dire clearance north face jackets need to expand operations. "It's just not enough room for us to continue serving," he said during a public hearing at Wednesday's Planning Board meeting. Lynch said other sites throughout the city were considered but officials wanted to keep it near the Doris Jones building. "It's located in the part of the city where we think we can do the most good," he said, adding the hospital estimates 12,000 appointments a year can be accommodated in the new facility. In addition to more space, medical care will be expanded to include pediatrics, women's the north face clearance health and family medicine, which will lessen the need for many patients to visit a hospital emergency room for treatment. Lynch stressed that every visitor will be serviced regardless of insurance or ability to pay. Current services within the Doris Jones center will also continue. "It's wonderful that the best possible health services can be provided to people regardless of their financial situation," she said. In order to build the new facility, Mount St. Mary's must get the land rezoned and is awaiting approval from the city. Nobody spoke against the project during Wednesday's public hearing and City Senior Planner Thomas DeSantis said the Planning Board is expected to make the rezoning recommendation to the City Council at its Jan. 28 meeting. After that, the hospital's site plan must be accepted. Lynch said the hospital has already secured the needed funding and construction will begin as soon as it's allowed.