P.E.I. issues tender for construction of new Summerside Community Health Centre
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SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — After a little bit of delay, the province is gearing up for the development of a brand new well being centre in Summerside.
For Mayor Dan Kutcher, it’s encouraging to see {that a} request for proposals associated to the development of the ability was not too long ago issued.
“Definitely, residents of Summerside will need to have entry to applicable and well timed medical care right here in our neighborhood,” he mentioned. “The Neighborhood Well being Centre performs a job in that, and we actually, as a neighborhood, want it.”
The 48,000 sq. toes facility will probably be situated close to Granville and Ryan streets in Summerside, on the web site of the previous Holland Faculty; the outdated, dilapidated constructing was demolished in Aug. 2022.
Initially introduced on Dec. 1, 2021, the brand new well being centre facility was anticipated to value $23.1 million; Now, although, Infrastructure Minister Ernie Hudson mentioned the fee has elevated to $25.7 million.
The centre will probably be one among quite a lot of new collaborative medical houses the province has beforehand introduced. It’ll present a number of providers below one roof, together with main care, psychological well being and addictions providers, public well being and dental. It’ll serve residents of Summerside and the encircling space.
“It allows, proper throughout the board, our well being care suppliers to have the ability to work collectively … below the identical roof, to have the ability to work collectively extra collaboratively,” mentioned Hudson.
“To me, being able to supply these providers below one roof as a crew, it’s not solely going to have the ability to be a part of recruitment, but additionally of retention.”
Development of the constructing is predicted to start in October 2023. By spring 2024, Hudson hopes that there will probably be a young out for section two, which encompasses the outside, together with landscaping and paving.
The preliminary hope was to have the ability open by spring 2024; the objective is now to be able to welcome individuals for spring 2025.
Kristin Gardiner is a reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. She could be reached by e mail at [email protected] and adopted on Twitter @KristinGardiner.
