Watertown’s new VA outpatient clinic opening this week

December 2, 2019
Mike Tanner
KWAT Radio News

WATERTOWN, S.D.—The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the new VA outpatient clinic in Watertown will open this Thursday, December 5th.

The clinic is located in the former Snap Fitness building at 4 19th Street Northeast.

The original VA outpatient clinic in Watertown opened in April 2010.

The new clinic will serve veterans in nine counties: Clark, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin and Roberts in South Dakota, and Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln and Yellow Medicine in southwest Minnesota.

A ribbon cutting will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday. On hand will be Robert McDivitt, the VA’s Upper Midwest Healthcare Director.

Tours of the clinic will be given, and refreshments will be served.