“This is a one-stop shop health center, and it’s a comprehensive health center,” said Ted Pappageorge, secretary and treasurer for the union at the Thursday morning ground breaking. “It’s an investment in the future for our members, for their families, for health care in Southern Nevada, and we’re very proud to be a part of it.”

Those contracts require the companies to pay fully for the best health care, the Culinary Health Plan,” said Pappageorge. “It’s administered by the Culinary Health Fund, those funds, along with our Culinary Pension Plan have invested into these health centers.”