NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Two people were sent to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into the Peninsula Health Center building Thursday afternoon in Newport News.

According to the spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Health, Larry Hill, the vehicle drove into the building located at 416 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. around 3 p.m.

Hill says the driver and a health department employee inside the building were transported to Riverside Regional Medical Center with injuries. The extent of their injuries is unknown.

In a follow-up inquiry from 10 On Your Side, police say the driver appeared to have experienced a medical condition at the time of the crash.

There are no charges pending at this time.

The Peninsula Health Center building will remain closed until further notice and services will be impacted as a result.

The health district provided this information about altered in-house services:

Family Planning & STI Clinical Services – Family Planning (FP) and STI client appointments
for Monday, March 13 (all day) and Tuesday, March 14 (8 a.m.-noon) have been canceled. We
are working with clients to reschedule those appointments. Beginning Tuesday, March 14, FP
and STI services will be redirected to the Hampton Health District (HHD) building, located at
3130 Victoria Blvd., Hampton, Va. 23661.

Immunization Clinical Services – Immunization client appointments for Monday, March 13,
(all day) and Tuesday, March 14 (8 a.m.-noon) have been canceled. We are working with clients
to reschedule those appointments. Beginning Tuesday, March 14, immunization services will be
redirected to Riverside Medical Center’s Annex D Building (see map attached), located at 500 J
Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, Va. 23601.

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic – The COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held at the HHD
building, located at 3130 Victoria Blvd., Hampton, Va. 23661, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-12
noon and 1-2:30 p.m.

Vital Records – Vital Records (VR) appointments for Monday, March 13 (all day) have been
canceled. We are working with clients to reschedule those appointments. Beginning Tuesday,
March 14, VR appointments will be redirected to either the HHD building, located at 3130
Victoria Blvd., Hampton, Va. 23661, or the Williamsburg James City County building, located at
5300 Palmer Lane, Williamsburg, Va. 23188.

Environmental Health – Beginning Tuesday, March 14, individuals seeking permits and/or
other Environmental Health appointments, will be redirected to the HHD building, located at
Virginia Department of Health.

WIC – Peninsula Health Center WIC client appointments are conducted via phone. For anyone
in need of pick-up, beginning Monday, March 13, clients will be redirected to the York/Denbigh
WIC building, located at 606 Denbigh Boulevard Suite 304, Newport News, Va. 23608.

Click here to see a map of Riverside Regional Medical Center and surrounding buildings.

The health district says a call line is in the works. We’ll post that number here as soon as it is released to the public.