Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says the conversion of the old Costco building on Stavanger Drive into an ambulatory care hub will give them some much needed space
The province will spend $4 million per year over the course of 20 years just to lease the space for things such as medicine and surgery clinics, general x-rays, and ultrasounds.
Government expects the hub to open in early 2025.
Dr. Greg Browne, Senior Medical Director with the Eastern-Urban Zone, says they are currently maxed out for space at the Health Sciences, and with the renovations at the emergency room they will actually be losing some of their ambulatory clinic space.
Browne says they are “chocked to the gunnels” and don’t have room for anything else. The new facility, he contends, will give them more flexibility.