With a little less than a week before Veterans Day, ribbon was cut on the new Department of Veterans Affairs Jamestown Outpatient Clinic.

An official ceremony took place Thursday morning in front of the new clinic at 321 Hazeltine Ave. in Jamestown. The office, which provides a variety of medical services to local veterans, moved from West Third Street.

“We are continuing to ensure easy access to health care for veterans and are pleased to have this clinic for veterans in Chautauqua County,” said Danielle Bergman, assistant director for the VA Western New York Healthcare System. “The Jamestown clinic was actually the VA Western New York Healthcare System’s very first community-based outpatient clinic, and it opened its doors in 1995. We are so excited to be able to continue that health care right here in Chautauqua County.”

“Establishing clinics throughout Western New York was our goal to bring VA care closer to home for veterans, ensuring that they had easy access to care to stay healthy,” she continued. “To date, we have seen seven VA clinics throughout Western New York in addition to the medical centers in Buffalo and in Batavia, serving over 50,000 veterans.”

Greg Carlson, director of Chautauqua County Veterans Services, noted the abundance of options for veterans within the county, including the outpatient clinics in Jamestown and at the D&F Plaza on Central Avenue in Dunkirk.

“In talking to some of my colleagues throughout the country and throughout the state they are hours, plural, away from their closet community-based outpatient clinic. So, our access here in Chautauqua County is fantastic.”