Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is hosting public tours at the new Urgent Care Centre (east) located at the Unity Health Centre, 28 Stavanger Drive in St. John’s. This new urgent care centre opens for patient care on Monday, January 12, 2026. Tours will be available on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., starting every half hour.

NL Health Services’ staff will lead the tours and be available to answer questions about the new urgent care centre.

Visitors are advised to use the Urgent Care Centre entrance at the Unity Health Centre (28 Stavanger Drive, St. John’s) to access the tour (see below photo).

Urgent care refers to the health-care services provided for non-life-threatening conditions that require prompt assessment and treatment by a health-care professional. Urgent care bridges the gap between emergency rooms and primary care, offering a different type of care for illnesses or injuries that need quick medical attention but that are not serious enough to require an emergency room visit or immediate hospitalization.

Examples of mild to moderate conditions that are appropriate for urgent care include (but are not limited to):

• injury assessment (such as sprains, strains and minor breaks);
• skin infections, burns and cuts;
• respiratory infections with fever, cough and/or shortness of breath;
• stomach illness with nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea; and
• urinary tract infections.

For more information about urgent care services, please visit: https://nlhealthservices.ca/servicelisting/urgent-care/

Note to media: This public event is intended for community members to view the new Urgent Care Centre. NL Health Services will provide media a tour from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

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