Historic Collaboration Brings Shipping Container-Based Health Care Clinic to Jeff Davis County

Texas A&M Health and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Unlock Unprecedented Health Care Access for Underserved Rural Community

Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) joined with the student-led organization, Texas A&M BUILD—along with local leadership and other collaborators—to unveil a new, innovative medical care facility for a Trans-Pecos region rural community: a 40-foot, retro-fitted shipping container. The research institutions came together today for a dedication ceremony featuring a ribbon cutting and keynote remarks from university and local leaders.