The Alberta government is investing $74 million into the new Cardston Health Centre. The project will bring emergency and acute care together with community programs, allied health, public health, home care, and mental health and addictions services in one facility.

The development replaces an outdated health centre that was built in 1959 and no longer meets accessibility and infection control standards. The project will address these deficiencies while expanding inpatient capacity from 19 to 24 beds, including labour and delivery–postpartum, isolation, and bariatric rooms, as well as up to 11 emergency treatment spaces.

“The new Cardston Health Centre is an extremely important site for the community, and will reflect the diverse population and cultural richness of the region,” said Andre Tremblay, interim president and CEO of Alberta Health Services.

The new centre is estimated to cost a total of $474 million. Once complete it will offer improved patient outcomes and access to high-quality care in the rural communities of southern Alberta.