And now it's official........
Mapleton Road medical complex unveiled
Published Thursday September 23rd, 2010
New $12-million building will be one-stop shop for orthodontics, plastic surgery and other medical procedures
by Alan Cochrane
Times & Transcript staff
The partners in a new $12-million private medical clinic now under construction on Mapleton Road in Moncton say it will be a one-stop shop for orthodontics, plastic surgery and other procedures that could pave the way for changes in the way services are delivered in New Brunswick.
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This is an artist's rendering of what the new complex will look like.
Dr. Brent Howley, Dr. Nach Daniel, Dr. Michel Martin and Dr. Ali Hussain are the four partners in the project. Dr. Nach Daniel, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who is one of the partners in the venture, said yesterday that the provincial government has already been looking at the idea of using private medical facilities to ease the burden on the public health-care system. He and the other partners say getting privately-owned facilities to carry out medical procedures outside of hospitals and billing medicare for those services will help ease wait times in the health care system and actually save the government money.
"The numbers have shown that by doing that the government will save money because these facilities are run in a way that are much more efficient (than public facilities). I predict that in the next government there's going to be a lot of changes," Daniel said yesterday following the sod-turning ceremony for the new 45,000-square-foot building. The new complex will be located at 585 Mapleton Road, just a few steps away from the busy Trinity Drive shopping area in Moncton's north end. Construction is to begin immediately and be ready for occupancy by next June.
The complex, branded "585" after its civic address, is a partnership between four local physicians, orthodontist Dr. Michel Martin, oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Nach Daniel, and plastic surgeons Dr. Ali Husain and Dr. Brent Howley. All four physicians will be major tenants in the building, accounting for approximately half the building space.
"The new 585 complex will allow all of us to expand with the most modern dental, medical and surgical equipment and operating rooms available today," Martin said. "The current facilities we have are too small. Our new complex makes good sense from both a patient care and business point of view. All of the partners' practices and patients will benefit from this new facility."
The doctors said Moncton's central location makes it ideal for the complex to serve patients from all over New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Having it close to local retailers, restaurants and hotels will make it convenient for people coming to the city for various medical treatments.
Moncton Mayor George LeBlanc is pleased with this new investment in the city.
"I am so pleased to see this major private investment in our city. This is a strong show of confidence in Moncton's growing and thriving economy," LeBlanc said in a news release. "The new 585 complex will be a major asset to the city's tax base and architecture. The services provided by tenants will also lead to an improved quality of life for our citizens, making us more attractive to investors and new residents."
The partners said space in the 585 complex is filling up fast. Negotiations are underway with other potential tenants, such as dentists, physiotherapists and laser eye surgeons.
"As the most modern medical and professional services complex in Moncton, the 585 complex is an excellent choice for any related providers," Martin said.
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$12 million is even more than I had first heard. A bit more detail in this rendering, not sure if I like the mosaic pattern of cladding.
Most schools now are converting to the DMD, although I think Dal is still a DDS. McGill recently changed and slightly changed their program.)
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