Effective June 1, 2016, acute inpatient admissions and emergency room services will be suspended at the Preeceville & District Health Centre. This is a temporary change until predictable, consistent and sustainable on-call coverage is secured. Preeceville continues to have around-the-clock emergency services provided by ambulance and paramedics which can be accessed by calling 9-1-1.
The Preeceville & District Health Centre facility is not closing and there will not be any job losses as a result of this current situation. The Preeceville & District Health Centre will be fully utilized and staffed for lab and x-ray services, long-term care, respite, day wellness and the primary health care clinic, visiting services and home care. Outpatient treatments will continue such as suture removal, dressing changes, IV antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments. More longterm care beds, respite, and palliative care will be added to meet local needs.
Sunrise Health Region recognizes the need for additional long-term care in the Preeceville area.
In addition to the 38 long-term care beds and two respite beds, six additional long-term care beds will be put into service in Preeceville and District Health Centre. This will help address the need and will assist several people from the Preeceville area who are currently on transfer lists awaiting open long-term care beds in Preeceville. Four beds at the Preeceville & District
Health Centre will be available for stable clients requiring supervised care; examples being respite care, and palliative care.
Preeceville currently has one physician and a nurse practitioner who will continue to provide clinic appointments at the primary health care clinic which is located in the Preeceville & District Health Centre.
Sunrise Health Region is devoted to working with the community of Preeceville to retain physician services and to ensure consistent primary health care.
