Latest upgrades to Airdrie urgent care include new treatment spaces, trauma room

Airdrie’s only emergency health facility has been upgraded thanks to a multi-million dollar provincial investment.

A newly renovated urgent care space at the Airdrie Community Health Centre opened to patients earlier this month with six new treatment spaces, including a trauma room, a negative air pressure room, a new EMS parking area inside urgent care, a dedicated dictation room for clinical documentation, an expanded waiting area, and additional triage stations.

This work is phase two of a three-phase project with an $8.4 million investment.

“This is an important step in strengthening Alberta’s health care system. Urgent care centres, such as the one in Airdrie, reduce pressure on emergency departments and help ensure Albertans receive timely, high-quality care closer to home,” said Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, Matt Jones.

Phase one of the project was finished in January, and brought public health, postpartum, and rehabilitation services together as the foundation for the expansion.

Phase three will start later this fall and focus on renovations to the old urgent care area. It will also consolidate home care and introduce new administrative, patient, and support spaces.

With a population of more than 88,000 recorded in the 2024 census, Airdrie is the largest Alberta municipality without its own hospital.

In 2023-24, nearly 40,000 patients received care at the centre.

In March, the province announced it was putting $2 million toward planning for another urgent care facility in the city operated by One Health.

The proposal for the first-of-its-kind-clinic, dubbed a one-stop-shop for healthcare, raised concerns about for-profit healthcare when the proposal was made public last August.

Individuals with life-threatening conditions will continue to receive care in Calgary