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bringing important services under one roof

New community health centre opens in Lacombe

Dec 6, 2019 | 3:53 PM

A new facility in Lacombe is bringing numerous community-based health services under one roof.

Public health, addiction and mental health services will move from their current locations to the new Lacombe Community Health Centre at 4580 46 St.

Community health programs – such as immunization clinics, pre- and post-natal support, home care and children’s rehabilitation services – will be closed Dec. 9 at the Provincial Building in Lacombe as staff and equipment are moved. Programs will resume operation Dec. 11 at the new centre.

“Projects like this ensure patients and families get the best care possible, and focus on community-based prevention and early intervention services. All this helps keep people healthy and improves their quality of life – and also helps reduce demands on the health system,” said Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health.

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“Bringing our community healthcare providers under one roof will be a great benefit for patients and staff, allowing for easier collaboration to provide the best care possible,” says Kimberley Sommerville, Lacombe and Bentley Area Manager for AHS Central Zone. “This new, larger space also provides us room to grow in the future, which will help ensure we are able to continue to meet the needs of our community in the long term.”

Janice Stewart, Chief Zone Officer for AHS Central Zone, adds consolidating and streamlining these services will enhance local, community-based care.

“Our goal is to help residents be healthy and stay healthy – and this new community health centre will help us do just that,” Stewart says, adding the new centre provides additional space for improved patient privacy, better accessibility and room for future growth.

“This modern facility is the culmination of years of planning, and enables better healthcare outcomes for Lacombe area residents,” says Mayor Grant Creasey. “It provides families and seniors with greater access to the medical care and supports they need, all under one roof.”

Programs will begin moving to the new location in a phased approach next week in order to minimize disruption for patients.

Addiction and mental health services – including seniors outreach nurses, adult and youth addiction services, and adult and youth therapy – will close their office in Parkland Place on Dec. 10 in order to move, and will reopen in the new space on Dec. 12.

As health services are relocated, the City of Lacombe will repurpose space in the Provincial Building.

(With file from AHS media release)