Work starts on one-stop shop medical centre expected to support 25 jobs in CBD
Excavators have started turning a vacant lot in a bustling centre in the north of Brisbane into an all-inclusive medical centre.
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GROUND has been broken for the construction of a new all-inclusive, seven-days-a-week medical centre in a high-growth area north of Brisbane.
Our Medical Home North Lakes, at 42 North Lakes Dr, is due for completion mid next year with excavators turning sod for the first time this week.
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Part of Cornerstone Health, the centre at North Lakes and Lakefield drives will offer a host of services including bulk billing GPs, dental, pathology, radiology, pharmacy, allied health and specialists.
Developers said some 25 jobs were expected to be filled.
Access to the property would be via Lakefield Dr and the adjacent North Lakes Central complex, while plans for Lot 72 SP 236546 showed a total of 67 parking spaces, with 53 designated for patients.
The centre would also be controlled by a boom gate to manage parking at what is already a busy locale.
And the inclusion of a pharmacy would mean four such facilities within about 200m of one another, with three Chemist Warehouses operating nearby.
Cornerstone Health said North Lakes was specifically targeted for its growth potential.
“We invest in Australian communities by providing healthcare service where and when it’s needed most; with a focus on growth areas with high demand,” Cornerstone Health CEO Henry Bateman said.
“As one of the fastest growing areas of Queensland, North Lakes fits this profile perfectly.”
The health provider said doctors and dentists were already being recruited.
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“It will be the first ‘Our Medical Home’ medical centre in Queensland to include a full dental clinic,” a Cornerstone Health spokesman said.
“To ensure easy access for the local community, Our Medical Home North Lakes will be open seven days a week with over 65 parking spaces on-site.”
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