Premier announces team-based primary care coming to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE— People in Prince George may soon have better access to team-based everyday health care, with the new Prince George Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) anticipated to open in June 2019. There will also be a launch of a primary-care network (PCN).
“This primary-care network and urgent primary-care centre will connect people in Prince George with better, faster health care,” Premier John Horgan says. “With more than 30 new health-care professionals joining the community to deliver team-based care, people will benefit from greater access to health care, helping them lead healthier lives.”
The PCN and UPCC will work together to recruit more than 30 new health-care providers over the next three years, including 26 nursing and allied health-care professionals, one general practitioner, two nurse practitioners, one clinical pharmacist, an Elder to ensure cultural safety and two new resources to support extended access to lab services in the community.
All of the region’s existing clinics will work collaboratively in the primary-care network. Prince George’s 32 primary-care clinics and two community health centres will work together to provide team-based care.