Urgent And Primary Care Centre

• Local MLA raises concerns over new Kelowna, B.C. urgent care centre

  A local MLA is raising concerns regarding the new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Kelowna.

  Health

  Feb 8
  
• BC NDP faces pressure over staffing crunch at urgent and primary care centres

  The B.C. government began rolling out the UPCCs four years ago, with the aim of keeping patients out of overtaxed emergency departments.

  Health

  May 27, 2022
  
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• Hospital board asked to re-consider denial of $1 million in retroactive funding for Penticton health care

  On April 15, Interior Health asked the hospital board to fund 40 per cent of the project's cost of $2.5 million, in the total amount of $1 million.

  Health

  May 2, 2021
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• New urgent care facility opens its doors in Penticton, 22nd of its kind in B.C.

  "Embedding mental health and addictions care into UPCC across B.C. is vital to removing stigma," Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2021
• Province announces urgent and primary care centre for Penticton

  Reasons for visiting a UPCC and not a hospital include sprains, minor cuts or burns, high fevers and minor infections.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2021
• Coronavirus: Interior Health increases testing capacity in Kelowna, Vernon with dedicated centres

  Interior Health says the dedicated coronavirus testing centres will allow Urgent and Primary Care Centres to focus on primary care services.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2020
• New urgent and primary care centre opens in Vernon

  People will be able to access services at the new facility seven days a week through both drop-in and scheduled appointments.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2019
• New healthcare hub coming to East Vancouver’s Commercial Drive

  The facilities are intended to take stress off of hospital ERs while providing patients with same-day access to doctors and nurses.

  Jul 17, 2019