Construction begins on new health center

Health care at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation will soon take on a new face, as construction on a new multimillion-dollar clinic and wellness center gets under way.

The new facilities, which will be housed in two buildings east of the existing Rocky Boy Clinic, will hopefully cut down on the time patients spend awaiting treatment, said Tim Rosette, division chief for the environmental health office of the Rocky Boy Health Board.

"We think we'll be able to provide a better, more consistent service here locally," he said. "The patients will get in and out of the clinic quicker than they can now."...