The expansion of a clinic Bathurst, N.B., will mark 10 collaborative care centres opened in the province this year. Clinique médicale Centre-Ville currently has six physicians, two nurses and four administrative support staff and serves 5,800 patients. The province says work will soon begin to expand collaboration with physiotherapy and pharmacy services. An exam room will also be renovated for medical students to use in the new year. The province says the team at Clinique médicale Centre-Ville will receive nearly $1.6 million in government funding, which will support physician resources, infrastructure costs and technology. Nine other collaborative care clinics have previously been announced this year in Campbellton, Moncton, Miramichi, Carleton North, Tantramar, Île-de-Lamèque, Fredericton, Edmundston and St. Stephen. “We are delivering real results for New Brunswickers,” said Health Minister John Dornan in a provincial news release. “Reaching 10 collaborative care clinics this year shows how quickly access to primary care can improves when we focus on solutions that put patients first. These clinics are already reducing wait times, easing pressure on the broader system, and giving families more options for timely, team-based care. And we are not slowing down – we will keep building on this momentum.” The province says the clinics will take 14,000 New Brunswickers off the primary-care waitlist and additional announcements are to come. “Every clinic we open means more families getting appointments sooner, more seniors able to stay healthy at home, and more New Brunswickers finally getting a primary care provider,” said Premier Susan Holt. “Collaborative care works because it brings the right providers together, so people get the care they need, when and where they need it. I am proud of the health-care professionals behind these clinics, and proud of what this progress means for New Brunswickers.” The province has committed to opening 30 collaborative care clinics by 2028. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
