Manitoba

Extended-hours clinic opens at Winnipeg's Grace Hospital

A new extended-hours primary care clinic opened in Winnipeg Wednesday. 

Clinic will be open evenings on weekdays, weekends and have holiday hours, province says

The exterior of a brown building is seen against the backdrop of a blue sky. The building is Grace Hospital.
The province opened a new extended-hours primary care clinic at the Grace Hospital Wednesday. (Trevor Brine/CBC)

A new extended-hours primary care clinic has opened in Winnipeg. 

The clinic, located at Access Winnipeg West at the Grace General Hospital, opened Wednesday.

It will operate from 5:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekdays, and from 1:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekends, the province said in a news release.

It will also be open for special hours on holidays.

Family doctors and nurses at the clinic will be able to treat common ailments and support treatment of chronic conditions, the province says.

Patients can also register online for appointments, and some walk-in spots will be available every day.