WINNIPEG – Access Winnipeg West, an out-patient health and social services facility at the Grace Hospital, is closed Monday after a pipe burst and flooded the building.
The third-floor water pipe froze and burst, damaging all floors, including a daycare located in the building, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority officials said in a news release. The burst pipe and damage were discovered on Sunday morning; the centre isn’t open on weekends.
“The extent of the damage is still being assessed, but it does appear significant, and the building will not be operational in the short term,” the release said.
The out-patient facility sees 100 to 125 clients a day and has 170 staff members. Services include the daycare, a primary care clinic, speech language pathology, audiology, community mental health, home care and family services.
A second Access Centre at 640 Main St. had several heating coils freeze and burst early Monday afternoon. The resulting flood damaged the first and second floors.
The roughly 110 staff have been evacuated and relocated to temporary workstations around the downtown area.
How the heating coils froze and burst is still under investigation and it is unknown when the facility will reopen.
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Clients will still be able to get services, but at different locations:
- the primary care clinic has relocated to the former social work offices in the lower level of Grace Hospital;
- the community mental health and mental health PACT team has moved to the mental health department (PAS) of Grace Hospital;
- home care has relocated to the Grace Hospital auditorium;
- the switchboard is now working with the Grace Hospital switchboard;
- public health nurses are now at 1001 Corydon Ave.;
- audiology and speech language have moved to Deer Lodge Centre; and
- Child and Family Services management staff will work remotely.
Family services programs have moved to two different locations:
- Community Living disABILITY Services are at 280 Broadway; and
- Children’s disABILITY Services, marketABILITY Services, early learning and child care, and employment and income assistance have moved to 111 Rorie St. Employment and income assistance clients are asked to call 204-948-4000.
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