The Minister of Health says she still needs more staff in place before she can officially open the new urgent care hub in Mount Pearl.

Minister Lela Evans notes the facility is ready, but staffing remains a challenge for NLHS. Additionally, government has also promised to build a third urgent care clinic in CBS, but no timelines have been given on when or where that will open.

Evans says she wants to make sure she’s not taking staff away from another facility to open their new clinic on Topsail Road.

“We do have some staff secured, (but) one of the problems when you’re rolling out family care teams or urgent care teams, you don’t want to be taking away from the current staff that exists in the region that’s fulfilling a need,” she told reporters.

“So we don’t want to open up the one on Topsail Road and take away from the one out on Stavanger Drive.”