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A ground-breaking ceremony was held on October
7, 2008 for the new healthcare facility that will be the
future home of DDC Clinic. The 10,800 square foot building is
two and one half miles north of its current location and a
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) approved
green building. The new facility will have four exam rooms along with therapy
and dental rooms, a learning center and larger state of the art
research lab.
Co-Chairman of the DDC Clinic “Solving Medical Mysteries”
Campaign, Chuck Fowler, said in his speech, “Truly a jewel in
Geauga County – this small clinic has impacted not only our
community’s families – but also children around the world
through the impact our research has had, and we’ve only just
begun!”
Connor Teare, an 11 year old patient of the clinic was
confined to a wheelchair when he was first seen by Dr. Heng
Wang at DDC Clinic. Today, Connor is a vibrant child and due to
the efforts of a collaboration between DDC Clinic and physicians at the
Cleveland Clinic, he walked to Dr.
Wang's side during the ground-breaking celebration.
Mary Ellen Troyer, mother of a special needs child,
 brought the
crowd to tears as she spoke about her daughter and her
daughter’s passing eight years ago. It was just this year that
Dr. Heng Wang and Dr. Baozhong Xin of DDC Clinic discovered the un-named disorder
that her daughter had. Mrs. Troyer is pleased that that the
clinic has discovered this disorder and that this discovery
can help other families not only in her community but around
the world.
DDC Clinic is in the middle of the “Solving Medical Mysteries”
Campaign to raise $3.5 million to fund the research and
operations of the new healthcare facility. The clinic has
raised more than $1.6 million toward their goal to date.
Naming rights are available to donors at the new facility.
To learn more about the new healthcare facility, click on a
link below.
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