In keeping with the decisions of the Health Care Funding Challenge, the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MOHHS) is pleased to announce that plans are being put in place for the opening of the Blue Hills Community Clinic in Providenciales in February 2012.
The Clinic will serve the Blue Hill Community, providing preventive,holistic and patient centered care. Initial services will include Antenatal, Child Health and Family Practice Clinics, along with various healthy lifestyles and health promotion programmes. There will also be home visits and community outreach.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Judith Campbell in welcoming the latest development said Primary Health Care is the cornerstone of a quality health care system. Improving access to care at the primary health care level will prevent persons from waiting to go to the hospital when their health condition becomes more serious. As strengthening Primary Health Care is one of the essential pillars of the Health Care Renewal Strategy, the MOHHS is committed to ensuring that the Blue Hills Community Clinic is opened and that primary health care is accessible to all persons living in the TCI, she said. ‘We hope in future to provide additional services in line with the needs of the community.’ ‘To this end, plans are in place to formulate Community Coalition Groups with all stakeholders, both public and private in order
to provide a service which best fit the needs of the Blue Hills community,’ Ms. Campbell added.
A list of services and clinic schedules will be made available closer to next months opening date.
