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New Primary Health Centre Officially Opens on Saskatoon's West Side

New Primary Health Centre Officially Opens on Saskatoon's West Side

Source: :
http://www.usask.ca/events/news/articles/20060428-2.html

Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) and the University of Saskatchewan's
Department of Academic Family Medicine opened Saskatoon's newest primary
health centre, the "University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Health Region
West Winds Primary Health Centre", on Saskatoon's west side at 3311 Fairlight Drive.

The Department of Academic Family Medicine relocated from Royal University
Hospital to West Winds. Saskatoon Health Region has relocated complete
health provider groups to the Centre including Public Health Services
(West), Healthy Mother Healthy Baby, and Healthy and Home. A number of
individual health professionals have also joined the West Winds team
including Chronic Disease Management, Client/Patient Access Services,
Clinical Health Psychology, Home Care, KidsFirst, Mental Health and
Addictions; a Nurse Practitioner, a Pharmacy Educator, Public Health Dental
Clinic, Social Work; and Therapies.

As identified by recent SHR and U of S studies, the west side of Saskatoon
is one of the least well-serviced areas from a health needs perspective.
"We hope that the West Winds Primary Health Centre will help reinforce the
University's commitment to its communities, to socially accountable health
care education and research, and to the improved health of residents living
in west-side neighborhoods surrounding the new Centre. We are pleased to be
partnering with Saskatoon Health Region service providers in this exciting
new interdisciplinary venture," said University of Saskatchewan President
Peter MacKinnon.

West Winds Primary Health Centre is located in the former Union Centre at
3311 Fairlight Drive.

For more information, please contact:

Tina Merrifield
University Communications
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-2213

Kerilyn Voigt
Corporate and Public Affairs
Saskatoon Health Region
(306) 655-3386