Fairmount Health Center
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 Sustaining Urban Excellence: Learning from the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence 1987-1993 |
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- Title
- Fairmount Health Center
- Description
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1987 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal
Fairmount Health Center in Philadelphia is a community clinic providing quality healthcare for area residents regardless of ability to pay. Established by Philadelphia Health Services in 1986 in a former auto parts warehouse, the clinic was created to serve the health needs of the surrounding North Philadelphia community, a struggling and densely populated low-income area where nearly a fifth of the residents were unemployed and without health insurance.
The center repurposed the dilapidated warehouse to create a welcoming, safe, 16,000-square-foot space. Intended to create “an oasis within a decaying cityscape,” the building includes areas for health and dental services as well as education and training. Public spaces are designed to serve as a “neighborhood living room,” and the light and airy lobby includes a play area for children. Local agencies and groups are encouraged to use the facilities for meetings, workshops, and recreational activities to strengthen the clinic’s connection to the community and reinforce its position as a neighborhood hub and place of community pride. - Coverage
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date
- 1986
- Subject
- adaptive reuse
- public health
- social services
- community health centers
- community development
- Contributor
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Department of Health and Human Services
- Contributor
- en Public Agency
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Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation
- Contributor
- en Public Agency
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Health Systems Agency of Southeastern Pennsylvania
- Contributor
- en Public Agency
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Dagit Saylor Architects
- Contributor
- en Architect
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Urban Partners
- Contributor
- en Planner
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Robert N. Verdecchio, CPA & Co.
- Contributor
- en Professional Consultant
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Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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Jewish Family & Children's Agency Project PRIDE
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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Little Neighborhood Center
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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North, Inc.
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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Philadelphia Parent-Child Center
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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