Stranded Montreal Statcare patients offered alternative health care site – Montreal [Video]

Montreal West Island residents left grappling with the recent closure of a local health clinic received good news this week that they can now seek treatment at Brunswick Medical Centre.

A week of uncertainty during the holiday season culminated with the closure of the Statcare clinic on Dec. 31, 2024, leaving residents who had relied on it for medical help without an option.

Global News has confirmed that the Brunswick Medical Centre will accept those stranded patients for minor and non-urgent care. The centre, which is owned by ELNA Medical Group, part of the same network as Statcare, is just three kilometres away from the shuttered  clinic location.

Twelve extra physicians are set to join the walk-in clinic to accommodate the increased number of patients.

Statcare, which was located next to the Lakeshore General Hospital, handled minor health emergencies and provided family medicine, gynecology and other medical services. It served 18,000 …