A new urgent and primary care centre is coming to Nanaimo in 2025.
This will be the second urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) in Nanaimo following the Medical Arts Urgent and Primary Care Centre at the Port Place Mall that was established in 2019.
The Health Minister, Adrian Dix announced the new centre that will be roughly twice the size of the current one.
Dix said the future of UPCC is an important step as the population of Nanaimo continues to grow.
Dix said while the new UPCC is under construction the province has opened a temporary clinic in the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital to provide follow-up care to those discharged from the hospital.
He said the temporary clinic provides follow-up care on certain weekday evenings and offers virtual care on Mondays, but will gradually expand hours as more nurse practitioners and physicians are recruited.
