Work on the new multi-million euro Primary Care Centre for Donegal town is to be completed in the coming weeks.
The HSE building at Drumlonagher, beside the council offices, will provide state of the art facilities to accommodate a range of primary care services under one roof.
Services to be provided there will include GP Services, Public Health Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and language Therapy. Children and Adult Mental Health Services, Early Intervention Services, TUSLA, Dental Services and a new Ambulance base will also be available. In addition, there will be capacity to book rooms for other services/professions so that additional services may be accommodated.
The GP partners at the Old School Surgery, Dr Peter Kardos and Dr Catherine Blair and Dr Emma O’Doherty, said they are looking forward to moving to their new home.
“The surgery will be fully Covid-19 compliant, situated on the third floor accessed by two lifts and staircases, with full disabled access, spacious parking facilities and drop off area at the front entrance. We are looking forward to sharing the building with 13 allied healthcare professionals, thus fostering closer co-ordination and co-operation between health professionals across different disciplines and providing a single point of access to services for our patients”.
They also took the opportunity to acknowledge and thank their retired colleague, Dr. Marie Drumgoole, who was instrumental in initiating the move to modern purpose-built facilities.
According to the HSE’s Chief Officer of the CHO1 region, Mr John Hayes, said: “This new Primary Care facility will be a welcome addition to the HSE services provided to the town of Donegal, and the surrounding areas, and will improve access to, and the standard of services and facilities that the population requires.”
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