The site of the former Grace Hospital in St. John’s will be home to a new downtown health and well-being centre.
The announcement was made this morning on the site which is currently a gravel lot.
The centre will provide urgent and primary care, and will be staffed by a family care team for residents of the downtown area.
It will also provide outreach services for a new downtown health care collaboration.
Services will also be provided for people with mental health and addictions challenges who do not need a hospital but require additional support before they move into the community.
That includes people with a mental health illness who require longer-term treatment, those with mental illness, developmental disabilities or brain injury, and anyone in mental distress who may need a safe place to stay.