BC NDP to add new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in North Delta
Conservatives promise cuts that would put primary care at risk
NORTH DELTA - A re-elected BC NDP government will add a new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in North Delta, making it easier for people to get care for minor illnesses and injuries closer to home, and reducing pressure on hospital emergency departments.
“As a firefighter, I know how much it matters for people to get help when they need it. A new Urgent and Primary Care Centre would give North Delta residents another place to turn for urgent care and help emergency departments focus on the most serious cases. I’m proud to support a plan that brings care closer to home,” said BC NDP Delta North candidate Todd Schierling.
A re-elected BC NDP government will open a new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in North Delta. This builds on the 48 UPCCs already opened across the province, including one in South Delta.
Since B.C.’s first UPCC opened in 2018, the centres have collectively provided more than five million visits. They offer patients primary care services from a team of professionals, including doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals. By offering same-day and timely appointments, UPCCs make it easier and faster to access primary care.
This new UPCC is part of David Eby’s plan to continue strengthening healthcare for people. The plan includes tripling the successful recruitment of healthcare workers from the US, cutting surgery wait times with coordinated regional lists, and adding more MRIs and CT scanners.
The Conservatives have said healthcare would “take the brunt” of their budget cuts, which would put the primary care services that people count on at risk. They would cancel our US healthcare recruitment efforts, which have already attracted 800 new professionals to BC.
While the BC NDP will ask the top 4% to pay a little bit more in order to strengthen healthcare for everyone, the Conservatives would give tax breaks to their wealthy friends, and open the door to privatized care that lets the rich skip the line.
People can’t afford that risk.