PEMBROKE – Pembroke Regional Hospital is very pleased to announce that it will be relocating many of its ambulatory services to new and improved patient space in the former Ottawa Valley Health and Wellness Centre, now referred to as “Tower D”, located at 715 Mackay Street.
The services being relocated to Tower D include: diabetes education, Dr. Baxter’s clinic, geriatric assessment, the heart function clinic, out-patient services (procedure room and multi-function room), pre-operative assessment, stroke prevention, systemic therapy (chemotherapy), and telemedicine.
Consultation and followup for cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, physical medicine, plastic surgery, respiratory, pain management and respirology will also move to Tower D.
“This will be a significant improvement in the physical environment for these patient activities,” said PRH President and CEO Pierre Noel. “Tower D, as this building is now known, is a beautiful modern facility and it has been determined that this is the best place to house our ambulatory care services into the future.”
As of November 12th, patient access to Tower D will only be through the main entrance to this building located in the upper parking area off of Mackay Street. Patient drop-offs and pick-ups will be allowed in that parking lot with a 10-minute grace period during which time a parking fee will not be charged.
“We recognize that change never comes without challenges but we are hopeful that through good communication we will be able to make this transition for our patients as smooth as possible,” Mr. Noel said. “The end result will be a much-improved care environment for our patients and for our staff.”
He added that the much older Tower C facility (Lorrain Wing) will still play an important role in accommodating services including rental space and staff and physician offices.
