The Sayre Health Center, based out of Sayre High School at 58th and Walnut streets, had its official grand opening Friday.
The health center, which was created out of a partnership with Penn, will act as a community health facility offering both clinical and preventative care for both Sayre students and residents of the area.
Doctors from the University of Pennsylvania Health System will offer care, and Penn undergraduate and graduate students will work at the center.
The health center will also act as a career center of sorts for Sayre students interested in the field of medicine.
"Situating the health center at the high school accomplishes two goals," Sayre principal Joseph Starinieri said in a press release. "We believe that its placement in a familiar environment will increase the number of adolescents receiving primary care, and that the Penn students, in providing these health services, will also become mentors to the high school students who work with them."
Penn President Amy Gutmann spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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