March 26, 2014
LETHBRIDGE – A wide array of community health services have been moved under one roof, enabling local residents to meet with multiple care teams without needing to travel.
Lethbridge Centre, located at 200 4 Ave. S., is now home to several Alberta Health Services (AHS) programs and services, including child and adolescent addiction and mental health, rehabilitation services, audiology and home care.
“It’s invaluable to patients when they can come to one location for so many services, have full accessibility for those with mobility issues, and have available parking,” says Grant Walker, Senior Operating Officer, Community Programs.
Other improvements include:
“The project involved consolidating the spaces AHS was leasing, primarily in the Lethbridge Centre tower, to a large vacant space at the west end of the site,” says Walker. “AHS would benefit from enhanced, purpose-built redeveloped space where programs could be together.”
More improvements are planned, he adds.
“A pilot is also underway to provide IV therapy here for clients who previously had to go to the Emergency Department,” Walker says.
Programs and services located at the Lethbridge Centre include:
Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
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