An update on ideas about a Health Care and Education Community Campus model ( Friday, November 4, 2022) are reflected in the plans for building the New Waterford Community Hub.
As part of the CBRM Health Care Redevelopment Project, New Waterford and the surrounding area will have a new, modern health centre and a 60-bed long-term care home. Both will be built on the Breton Education Centre school site, along with a new, modern school, creating a community hub. The project also includes 12 (sub-acute) short-stay beds.
The community hub model (health centre, long-term care home, and school) will create hands-on learning opportunities and new programming for students in health-care related fields. It also allows for opportunities to share facilities and maintenance services. (New Waterford Community Hub – Building Tomorrow, n.d.)
This plan that brings primary and secondary health care to communities under an education-like structure will elevate the general health of the province, reduce overall health care cost, and increase equity in access to care.
References
New Waterford Community Hub – Building Tomorrow. (n.d.). Building Tomorrow. Retrieved January 17, 2023, from https://building-tomorrow.ca/projects/new-waterford-community-hub/
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