By paNOW

Parkland Integrated Health Centre to open next week

Jul 22, 2013 | 11:02 AM

The Parkland Integrated Health Centre in Shellbrook will officially open July 29 with a full emergency department and inpatient coverage.

The emergency department will be covered by five family physicians in Shellbrook with support from two physicians based in Spiritwood for 24-hour on-call coverage.

The inpatient unit, which is comprised of 20 beds, will also be fully operational after running at limited service since July 15.

“We are very pleased to be able to resume full acute care services in Shellbrook,” said vice-president of Integrated Health Services Carol Gregoryk. “We know the community has been waiting for this day for two years, and with a full complement of physicians in the community we can now fully utilize the facility.”

The new facility is replacing the Shellbrook Hospital and Parkland Terrace long-term care facility. In addition to long-term care and hospital services, it provides space for community-based programs like Home Care, Public Health, Therapies, and Mental Health and Addictions Services.

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Since July 2011 the emergency department had been running on weekends after several physicians left the community. Through the Parkland Physician Recruitment and

Retention Committee and the Physician Recruitment Agency of Saskatchewan, four new physicians were brought in over the past nine months.

The Shellbrook Medical Clinic and Shellbrook Primary Care Clinic will continue to operate 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, excluding holidays.

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