Residents in Cote-des-Neiges will now have their own super clinic. Quebec has been rolling out streamlined services to help with emergency room overcrowding.
Health minister Gaétan Barrette made the announcement on Friday afternoon at the Herzl Family Practice Centre.
“Frontline services is where the action should be,” said Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg from the Central-West Montreal Health Authority.
It’s the 26th super clinic in Quebec and the ninth on the island of Montreal.
“The population should really feel a difference accessing high-quality acute care.”
Super clinics offer extended hours and are open weekends year-round.
Barrette claimed Friday that the success of super clinics has contributed to a decline in emergency room overcrowding.
The minister promised to make the numbers public in a few weeks.
The good news announcement caps off a rough few days for Barrette.
This week, nurses called for a law to limit patient-nurse ratios. Nurses have been signalling concerns for their own well-being, saying they are overworked from forced overtime.
The conflict has led to a petition with 50,000 signatures calling for Barrette’s resignation and a protest march led by Opposition party Quebec Solidaire is scheduled for Saturday.
Barrette called the march a “political stunt” at a Friday press conference.
“It is a recruitment stunt so that they can impress themselves,” said Barrette.
The march starts at 3 p.m. Saturday at Parc Émilie Gamelin.
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