Construction reaches halfway point on Regina’s Urgent Care Centre

The new Urgent Care Centre in Regina is halfway home.

The Saskatchewan government announced Friday that construction on the facility at 1320 Albert St. is 50 per cent complete. According to the government, construction crews have done more than half of the roofing, installed the exterior sheeting and completed three-quarters of the interior framing.

“It is exciting to see the progress on the new Urgent Care Centre unfold,” Health Minister Paul Merriman said in the release. “The new facility is an important addition to health-care services for Regina and area residents and we look forward to its opening early next year.”

Work is now underway on the facility’s heating venting air conditioning, mechanical and electrical systems. That work is expected to be done in April, with the facility slated to be completed late this year.

In 2020, the province announced plans for urgent care centres in Regina and Saskatoon. They’re meant to alleviate some of the pressure on emergency rooms in hospitals by assisting patients who have problems that need to be dealt with right away, including injuries, illnesses, and mental health and addictions issues.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority will own and operate the facility, which is to be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.