Veterans living in the Idaho Panhandle say they welcome increased resources and health care programs and services provided by a new VA-contracted clinic near Sandpoint.

The Bonner County VA Clinic, part of the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center’s regional health care services for VA-enrolled veterans, is scheduled to open in early October.

The contractor, STGi International based in Arlington, Va., operates more than two dozen clinics around the country. The facility will offer a full-time physician, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, and two full primary care teams, plus mental health, telehealth, limited laboratory, and other services aimed at increasing access to care for veterans in rural North Idaho.

The VA is grateful to have partnered with Kaniksu Community Health in recent years, but is also excited to welcome a new contracted provider group to the new clinic’s location at 130 McGhee Road, just off Highway 200.

The design-build project of 8,770 square feet is three times larger than the existing clinic in downtown Sandpoint.