The city of Brandon is set to get a brand new Minor Injury Clinic this month, run by Prairie Mountain Health.
This clinic will be located on the main level of 144 Sixth St. in Brandon.
Glenda Short is the Regional Lead for the community and continuing care programs in PMH, and she notes that this facility will be a big step forward in Brandon's Health care.
"Right now in the brandon area, Prairie Mountain Health doesn't operate a walk-in clinic. So this is opperated by Prairie Mountain Health, 7 days a week from 10 am to 10 pm, and right now we don't have a service like this in our region"
This facility will staff physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to cover minor medical issues and ease up pressure on the ER.
"There are a lot of clients that don't necessarily have family physicians, and so they don't necessarily have access. Sometimes we have to access the emergency department for non-urgent matters. So this way gives them an opportunity not to have to go to the emergncy department to see somebody in the evenings or on weekends for any minor injury or illness that they have."
Brandon’s clinic is one of the first minor injury and illness clinics in the province, following one in Winnipeg, and more are expected.
Patients will be able to book appointments online with some appointments reserved for walk-in patients.
