WATCH: New urgent care centre in Sylvan Lake ‘everything we wanted’
It’s everything they wanted from the outset, says the chair of the Sylvan Lake Urgent Care Committee.
Susan Samson is referring to the brand new Advanced Ambulatory Care Centre which has been in the works for seven years and cost more than $2 million.
It will offer treatment to patients with injuries that are urgent, but non-life-threatening.
“In our community, because of our proximity to Red Deer Regional Hospital where emerg is for life-threatening injuries, what we were looking for was medical treatment available seven days a week with extended hours,” Samson said during a tour of the facility on Friday attended by Health Minister Sarah Hoffman. “We believe the bulk of the cases in the ER are not life-threatening and they should be treated close to home.”