The Ottawa Valley Family Health Team is expanding to service Carleton Place and Beckwith, through a new hub facility to be located on Costello Drive in Carleton Place.
Peter Hamer is Executive Director of the OVFHT. He says the project has been in the works for about two years now; the two local municipalities have team up with M&H Property Development and will create the Carleton Place Regional Health Hub.
Hamer says now that the Ontario Ministry of Health has funded the project he expects things to move quickly toward a September 2024 ribbon cutting.
He indicates the Carleton Place Health Hub will aid efforts to attract new physicians to the community.
The OVFHT Executive Director says a long-term care home is to be built across from the Costello Drive site.
Hamer says there was no stipulation that moneys be provided by the host communities, but it sure didn’t hurt.
The OVFHT Executive Director responds to the primary question on everyone’s mind.
Peter Hamer advises there may be an interim fix to meet community needs.
The Ottawa Valley Family Health Team, broadening its reach from a Carleton Place Health Hub to serve the communities of Beckwith and Carleton Place.
By Rick Stow