A neighborhood postman servicing his
regular route, saved newly built Nexus Health Care from
extensive vandalism.
On Friday May 11, 2018 Harvey Robinson was
delivering mail to the newly constructed Nexus Health Care
facility, when he discovered the building unlocked and
empty. The building closed that Friday at 11:30 am but its
electronically operated doors had failed to lock. Upon
entering the unlocked facility, Robinson checked the lobby
to ensure that everything was okay.
What he found was a bathroom with its sink
and toilet extremely damaged and water running from a broken
water pipe. Robinson went next door to the Polly Fox Academy
where he asked an officer to accompany him back to the
building to determine if there was further damage and to
contact NHA personnel. Robinson was able to contact Bonita
Johnson, NHA Director of Facilities, who returned to the
building and shut off the water main to avoid additional
damage.
Without the intervention of Robinson, the
damage to the building would have been far greater and the
running water not discovered until the building reopened on
Monday morning. His efforts allowed the building to open
according to its regular schedule and to continue to provide
services for those Medicaid, Medicare and underserved
residents of our community.
The Nexus facility has been in operation for
just over a year. It is the newest of NHA’s 14 locations.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of
the vandal.
NHA is an award winning Federally Qualified
Health Center (FQHC) system which operates 14 locations
throughout Lucas County. FQHC’s are found in "underserved"
communities and with the support of federal funding, provide
primary medical, dental and other services found to be
necessary ito the populations they serve. No one is refused
services, regardless of their ability to pay.
NHA has been in operation for 49 years and
was started by a group of central city residents who wanted
to ensure access to quality medical care for everyone,
regardless of their ability to pay.
If you would like more information about NHA
and its locations, please visit www.nhainc.org.
