New urgent and primary care centre opens in Cloverdale.
(Photo) From left to right: Amna Shah, MLA for Surrey-City Centre; Jessie Sunner, MLA for Surrey-Newton; Natalie McCarthy, vice president, Regional Care Integration; Stephanie Higginson, Parliamentary secretary for Primary Care; Cheryl Beach, director, Primary Care and Chronic Disease Management; Garry Beggs, MLA for Surrey-Guildford; Josie Osborne, Minister of Health; Dr. Tim Foggins, medical director, Cloverdale UPCC; Linda Annis, councillor, City of Surrey, Jessie Kaur Lehail, Board Member, Fraser Health
Residents of Cloverdale and surrounding communities have improved access to timely, team-based care with the opening of the Cloverdale UPCC on Jan. 28, 2026.
“Residents of South Surrey and surrounding communities who need same-day care will benefit directly from the new Cloverdale UPCC with timely access to the services they depend on,” said Josie Osborne, Minister of Health. “By expanding access to team-based care in Surrey, we’re helping people get the timely care they need while reducing non-urgent visits in hospital emergency departments.”
The UPCC at 5711 176A St. in Surrey will operate seven days a week from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m., including statutory holidays, and has the capacity to accommodate approximately 64,000 patient visits annually.
Team-based approach connects patients to right care
The centre delivers care through a team-based care model, bringing together physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers and allied health professionals, and is opening with a full clinical staffing complement of 23.56 full-time equivalent (FTE) care providers.
The UPCC provides care for people who need support within 12 to 24 hours for health concerns, such as sprains, cuts that need stitches, fevers and minor infections that do not require emergency department services. The UPCC is designed to meet a variety of health-care needs, including diagnosing and treating a new or urgent health problem, making a connection to more specialized services and supporting people to self-manage chronic health conditions.
“Access to timely, quality care close to home makes a real difference for people and families,” said Dermot Kelly, president and CEO of Fraser Health. “The new Cloverdale UPCC will help residents get the right care at the right time, from same-day treatment for urgent, non-life-threatening concerns to ongoing primary-care support, reflecting our commitment to improving access to care in Surrey. I’m grateful to the teams and partners who made this possible for the community.”
The centre will attach more than 2,085 patients to a primary-care provider. Care will be delivered primarily through in-person visits, with virtual care provided as needed. All patients will be triaged at the outset to determine care needs and the appropriate sequence of providers.
The ministry has committed nearly $6 million in annual operating costs and a one-time amount of approximately $1 million for Cloverdale UPCC. Additionally, the total capital cost is estimated to be approximately $18.4 million, funded by the Province and Fraser Health.
The Province is committed to providing timely, high-quality care when and where people need it. The Cloverdale UPCC is a key part of B.C.’s plan to strengthen primary care, improving access to same-day urgent and primary care, connecting people to co-ordinated, team-based services in their community and easing pressure on hospital emergency departments.
Quick Facts:
- The Cloverdale UPCC is the third UPCC in Surrey and the 12th UPCC in the Fraser Health region.
Learn More:
- To learn more about UPCCs in the Fraser Health region, visit: https://www.fraserhealth.ca/Service-Directory/Services/primary-care-services/urgent-and-primary-care-centre
- To sign up to be matched with a family doctor or nurse practitioner on the Health Connect Registry, visit: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-connect-registry
- To learn more about the Province’s primary-care strategy, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018PREM0034-001010
A backgrounder follows.
Backgrounders
Stephanie Higginson, parliamentary secretary for primary care –
“Urgent and primary care centres like the one opening in Cloverdale are a key part of how we’re strengthening primary care across B.C. By bringing physicians, nurses and other health-care professionals together in one place, this UPCC will help more people get timely support for their health needs and connect more patients to ongoing primary care in their community.”
Amna Shah, MLA for Surrey-City Centre –
““This new Cloverdale UPCC strengthens primary care in Surrey by connecting people to a team of health-care professionals and ensuring help is available when it’s needed most. It will also make it easier for families, giving them faster access to care close to home and helping keep our emergency departments focused on the most urgent cases.”
Jessie Sunner, MLA for Surrey-Newton –
“The opening of the Cloverdale UPCC is an important milestone for people living in Cloverdale and across Surrey. Surrey residents will now have nearby access to an urgent and primary care team so they can get care they need, when they need it, right in their own community. As a growing city, it’s imperative that we ensure that everyone in Surrey has access to timely, high-quality health care close to home, seven days a week.”
Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford –
“People in Surrey want to know that they can rely on their health-care system to support them. The Cloverdale UPCC is bringing expanded access to urgent and primary care to the fastest-growing city in British Columbia. I want to thank our partners at Fraser Health for their continued partnership as we work to transform health care for people in Surrey and across B.C.”
Jagrup Brar, MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood –
“The new UPCC is great news for people living in and around Cloverdale and is a significant step forward in improving access to primary care for all of us in Surrey. Here, people can access comprehensive care through an interdisciplinary, team-based model of care that will help connect people to the care they need.”
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