New VA clinic in Beaufort gets $30.4m investment

BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC (WTOC) - The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has formally authorized $30,464,000 in funding for the construction of a Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Beaufort County, South Carolina, according to a press release from Congresswoman Nancy Mace.

According to the release, the funding will support a new outpatient facility aimed at “improving access to medical services, counseling, and VA programs for the recorded 16,881 veterans who call Beaufort County home.”

Our veterans answered the call without hesitation. It’s time Washington did the same.

This funding will deliver real, tangible support to the nearly 17,000 veterans who live in Beaufort County, men and women who served our country and deserve care close to home, without red tape or delays.

Congresswoman Nancy Mace, SC-01

This $30.4 million allocation is to “supports the development of a modern outpatient facility that will dramatically improve local access to primary care, mental health services, and other critical VA programs,” according to the press release.

Congresswoman Mace’s office also says the new VA clinic in Beaufort will create construction and healthcare jobs, “bolstering the Lowcountry’s economy.”

The new Beaufort County Community-Based Outpatient Clinic for veterans is part of a broader national push to modernize and decentralize VA services, ensuring veterans across the country, not just those near major urban centers, can access the care they’ve earned through their service.