Central residents will have options for health services, six days a week soon, once HealthCentral is operating from their new building in Alexandra.

The new health facility on the corner of Tarbert and Fox Sts is on track to be completed by the end of May, and primary tenant HealthCentral, will be providing services from the premises from July 8.  

In a March newsletter HealthCentral said there would be open days coming up soon where the community could come and check out the new building before the first day.

A ground floor, urgent care clinic will be able to accept “walk in” patients from 8am to 6pm daily. HealthCentral is aiming to remove barriers and improve access to urgent care in Central through this initiative.

In addition to the general practice, a number of other tenants, including physiotherapy, mental health and wellbeing support, a pharmacy, dentist and a café are anticipated. 

Rooms for visiting specialists, consultants, counsellors and other health service providers are included in the building’s design.

Local company Breen Construction is contracted to deliver the project for Queenstown investment group Mackersy Property. 

Breen site manager Jeff Golden said current activities on site this week and next were exterior paving, asphalting, landscaping, planting and washing down the building and moving all the fencing in off the street frontages.

“Internal items happening are the completion of painting, completion of second fix electrical and plumbing . . . with the carpet tiles being laid at present [too].”

Jeff said the job has gone really well.

“It’s a big hats off to all our employees and the contractors that have been involved in the project along with the neighbouring properties that have had to put up with us over the last 18 odd months.”

The new two-storey building, viewed from Tarbert St. PHOTO: The Central App

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