(La Porte, IN) - A medical office building is being constructed on La Porte’s west side, going up beside the Walgreens pharmacy along Indiana 2 to house a new urgent care facility.

Executive Director of the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership Bert Cook said that construction is about halfway finished and that the services provided will meet a need on that side of the community, especially for people lacking transportation.

“One of the things we heard from residents on the west side is the need to be able to walk to things in close proximity there with health care being one of them,” he said.

Urgent care facilities give people the opportunity to receive the medical attention they would need without going immediately to hospital emergency rooms.

So far, Cook said the medical provider that will operate the facility is not currently being disclosed, but will be revealed once construction is closer to completion.