JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) -- An urgent care facility in Johnstown is now a possibility after some help from state Representative Frank Burns (D-Cambria).

The urgent care facility can now move forward after a $200,000 state grant was awarded. The funds will go to removing asbestos in the building and installing 75 new windows to replace the previous asbestos-contaminated ones, work that is necessary for the project to continue.

Dr. George Frem, a local nephrologist, has already started several companies in the area that have provided healthcare to the community with a kidney center, lab, and three family practices. The Ave Maria Medical Care Center will be the latest in his endeavors to provide the Johnstown community with health care options.

Dr. Frem plans for the care center to have an ur

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