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By Aaron Schulze

Williams Lake UPCC

Urgent and primary care centre to open in Williams Lake in 2025

Aug 16, 2024 | 6:50 AM

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) is set to open in Williams Lake in early 2025.

Interior Health says the Willams Lake UPCC at 47 Cameron St. will provide urgent and episodic primary care seven days a week, including statutory holidays, when fully operational.

In a news release issued Thursday (Aug. 15), Interior Health says the UPCC will provide same-day care for people who need access to primary care within 12 to 24 hours, but do not require an emergency department.

“Conditions such as sprains, cuts, fevers and minor infections are appropriate for the UPCC,” Interior Health states. “People can access the centre’s primary care via in-person, walk-in same-day appointments. The UPCC will be available to people who do not have a primary care provider, as well as people with a provider who are unable to schedule an appointment within 12 to 24 hours.”

When fully staffed, the health authority says the UPCC will have nearly 18 full-time-equivalent health-care providers, including family physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, Indigenous patient navigators and administrative staff.

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The capital cost of the Williams UPCC is being shared by Interior Health and the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District.