Preeceville Health Care Team Co-Location Construction Project

Planning for the co-location of health care providers in Preeceville is underway to enhance patient-centered care and improve access by offering a variety of services in one location.

The Preeceville co-location project team includes patient and family advisors, representatives from primary health care medical clinic staff, community health services staff, and the Town of Preeceville. The co-location of health providers facilitates collaborative, team-based and patient-centered care for the community.

The planning committee has worked on a redesign of the Primary Health Care medical clinic in the Preeceville & District Health Centre for the co-location of Public Health and Therapies along with the integration of Home Care and visiting services. ­­­­­PCL has been awarded the construction contract for this project, which will move forward beginning in March 2022.

“We have been striving to have all of our health services in one building. Preeceville and surrounding communities are pleased to see this nearing completion. This model will enhance future accessibility and convenience to all professional health care services for the public,” said Ralph Agar, Mayor of Preeceville.

The project team was involved in planning sessions to review the current utilization of services to design the space in a way that will improve the patient experience. “The co-location project in Preeceville has utilized a collaborative process with stakeholders to inform the design decisions for this project.  Co-location will allow providers to come together in one location to offer the community increased access to patient-centered and collaborative care through a reorganization of the current space that they utilize,” said Jodie Yathon, Interim Executive Director, Primary Health Care – Integrated Rural Health. 

“This project demonstrates overall improvement and collaboration among all facets of health care at our local level,” said Verner Sikorski, Patient Family Advisors (PFA) for the project.  “Some of the improvement that I see for patients is decreased duplication in not having to tell your history over and over and improved efficiency through less travel.”

The project was one of the key actions identified in the health system’s 2019-20 plan to support improved team based care in the community.  The project cost of approximately $679, 000 is being supported through federally sourced Home and Community Funding.

As a result of start of construction, the Preeceville Primary Health Care Clinic and Home Care offices will be temporarily relocating to the East wing of the Health Centre from their current space effective March 1 - 3 in preparation for upcoming renovations. Both the Primary Health Clinic and Home Care office will be closed during this time, however other health services in the Health Centre will continue. Although the Home care office will be closed, home care staff will continue to make home visits during this time.

Clients can continue to phone and book appointments for the Primary Health Clinic during this temporary closure. Please note all phone numbers will remain the same.

Clients requiring lab services and ER can continue to access the Health Centre thru the main doors, however the Emergency Department will be on bypass March 1 and 2 as the teams move to the temporary space.  During this time we ask residents utilize the Emergency Department in Canora.  As always, anyone experiencing a health emergency should call 911.

Beginning March 4, the Primary Health Care Clinic and Home Care offices will be open to the public in their temporary spaces.  Primary Health Clinic clients will be asked to wait in the Admitting waiting room until the Clinic Assistant calls for them.

Contact information is as follows:

Primary Health Care Clinic (306) 547-3098

• Open Mon →Fri  8:00 am – 6:30 pm, Saturday & Sunday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.
• Effective March 4, the offices will re-open.

Home Care Office (306) 547-4441

• Open Mon →Fri  8:00 am – 4:30 pm.
• Office located at the Musher’s Rendezvous Room, directly down hall past the Admitting Desk. 

Preeceville and District Health Centre (306) 547-2102

Preeceville & District Health Centre-Long Term Care (306) 547-3112

Laboratory Services (306) 547-4459

Central Scheduling (306) 547-3178

Public Health (306) 547-2815

Preeceville Physiotherapy (306) 547-2110

Construction is set to begin at the Preeceville site on March 14, 2022.

Further updates will be provided to the community as the project continues.