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Horizon’s Fundy Health Centre, located in Blacks Harbour, will receive a provincial investment.

The major renovations are being planned with an anticipated completion time of 18 to 24 months.

They will increase the facility’s clinical space, which will improve patient flow and access. The new expansion also makes room for another nurse practitioner and three administrative support positions.

These positions will work alongside the existing team at the Fundy Health Centre, currently comprised of a physician, three nurse practitioners, seven registered and licensed practical nurses, a social worker, a pharmacist, a dietitian, and four administrative staff.

“This expansion reflects the Fundy Health Centre’s decades-long commitment to providing high-quality, accessible, and patient-centred care in this community,” said Horizon President and CEO Margaret Melanson. “This collaborative care team is receiving essential resources, enhanced supports, and redesigned clinical space to continue onboarding patients and serving the region now and into the future.”

The Fundy Health Centre has been operating for 25 years and currently serves 4,159 patients. This funding should ensure every unattached resident in Eastern Charlotte has access to a primary care provider.

The centre currently provides primary care services, transitional care services, discharge planning, Extra Mural (known as hospital without walls), and follow-up care.

“This investment means that every person currently on the NB Health Link waitlist in the Eastern Charlotte region will be connected with a primary care provider,” said Premier Susan Holt. “By upgrading the Fundy Health Centre and strengthening its collaborative care team, we’re making sure families have reliable, timely access to care close to home, where and when they need it most.”

1,138 people are currently on the provincial waitlist for primary care in the community. The centre plans to begin patient onboarding once renovations are complete.

“Shifting to a collaborative, community-based system is how we are transforming primary health care in New Brunswick,” said Health Minister John Dornan. “Enhancing the Fundy Health Centre means more residents in Eastern Charlotte will benefit from the integrated support of a collaborative care team.”