New urgent primary-care centre announced for Rutland
The B.C. government has announced plans to open a new urgent and primary care centre in the Rutland area this fall.
The centre, at 110 Highway 33 W, will provide urgent primary-care services to people living in the community who need to see a health-care provider within 12 to 24 hours, but do not require going to the emergency department. That includes patients with sprains, cuts, high fevers and minor infections. Starting in fall 2023, care will be available from 9:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m., seven days a week.
The facility will also help attach more patients to the clinic to provide ongoing team-based primary-care services, including mental health.
“This new facility will make it easier for more residents to access the health-care services they need in our community,” Harwinder Sandhu, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care, said. “We are committed to keeping up the hard work of building out capacity, so our health-care system continues to become stronger.”