Thundermists' Parking Lot is Finally Open

Thundermist Health Center serves an important role in the delivery of care and support of healthy living here in South County (and across Rhode Island.)

There has been a lot of excitement over the past year-and-a-half over the new facility built at 1 River Street in South Kingstown.

But there has also been a lot of congestion and parking woes. And often, the dedicated staff there has had to apologize for things frankly not looking the best.

Today, the folks at Thundermist are celebrating the fact that the new parking lot for patients is finally complete.

It also marks the final phase of the new facility’s construction is now complete.

“We hope that you love the new space as much as we do!” the health center said in a release on Friday.

A ribbon cutting and open house for the new facility will be announced soon.

The new 20,000 square-foot facility “will allow us to better meet the growing needs of our patients, providers and staff,” said Marlene Roberti, spokeswoman.

Thundermist has posted a great photo timeline of the new building. Check it out HERE.

The new building is a big step forward for Thundermist, which has grown by 20 percent in just a few short years and has had to live in a small, 100-year-old refurbished furniture store building up until recently.

The new space will let them treat an additional 1,500 medical and 1,200 dental patients annually. And there’s more room for case managers, care teams, nurse managers, behavioral health specialists and others to support Thundermists’ efforts at not just treating people who are sick, but encouraging healthy people to stay healthy.

In 2014 alone, they treated 8,364 patients in South County.

The total project cost was more than $7 million and much of it was funded through a wide-ranging capital campaign.