Community Health Resource Center

The Elbowoods Memorial Health Center Community Health Resource Center (CHRC) is a new three-story, 75,180 square-foot facility designed to support 16 Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation Health Department programs through a combination of administrative, educational, and patient care spaces. Located on the Elbowoods Memorial Health Center campus, the facility was designed with patient and staff comfort, convenience, and wellness at the forefront, creating a welcoming and healing environment for the community it serves.

Upon entering the building, patients and visitors are welcomed into a spacious lobby featuring installations of local and regional artwork throughout the space. A centrally located reception desk provides immediate wayfinding assistance while allowing staff clear visibility of the lobby and primary entrances.

The CHRC includes executive suites, conference rooms, staff offices, storage areas, and a variety of support spaces thoughtfully planned to meet the operational needs of each department. Patient reception and care areas were developed in collaboration with individual programs to ensure each space effectively supports its unique services and patient populations.

Specialized treatment areas include a post-COVID vaccination garage, private treatment rooms, and a large occupational and physical therapy rehabilitation space equipped with modern therapy equipment. The high-capacity drive-through vaccination garage was designed to support efficient large-scale community care during times of heightened public health need. The therapy suite offers a bright, daylit environment that promotes healing, wellness, and recovery.

A climate-controlled pedestrian skybridge connects the CHRC directly to the existing Elbowoods Memorial Health Center, creating an efficient and convenient connection for patients, providers, and staff between facilities. The building also features an underground parking garage, providing a safe, secure, and temperature-controlled experience for patients and employees year-round.

The project includes the new stand-alone EMHC Maintenance Facility. This 9,400 SF building is designed to support the entire EMHC campus with centralized property storage, vehicle maintenance and staff offices for maintenance personnel throughout the health system.