Terry Adams was diagnosed with prostate cancer nine years after first visiting his GP with symptoms.
The site in Rackheath is designed to serve one of the fastest growing communities in Norfolk.
Villagers in Scholes have to travel for GP services following the closure of the practice in April.
Reeth Medical Centre welcomes staff back as services resume under new management.
The facility in King's Lynn is designed to offer primary health care services, a councillor says.
People in the village of Reeth are currently waiting for a new operator to take over the local GPs.
Dr Mike Brookes has served the population of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale since 2007.
Plans have been submitted for a GP surgery in a town which has been without one since 2009.
Discussions are under way as current premises are viewed as being outdated.
