The City of Colwood is looking for a partner to help expand its municipally run medical clinic as its unique health-care model continues to grow.
The city has issued a request for proposals seeking options for a larger clinic facility after nearly 2,000 residents have been connected with a family doctor since the Colwood Clinic opened in its current Latoria Road location in January 2025.
The clinic is growing from two family doctors to four this year, with a third doctor already joining the team and a fourth being recruited.
The city says the clinic is quickly outgrowing its current leased space at Royal Bay Commons.
Under the RFP, Colwood is seeking a development partner to help plan, design and deliver a larger primary care facility capable of supporting up to eight family doctors, along with medical office staff.
The city is inviting proposals that could include a new building, a buildout of existing space or leasing a suitable commercial building.
Officials say the goal is to create a modern, long-term primary care clinic that can keep serving the city’s growing population.
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The expansion announcement comes after the city welcomed Dr. Denis McDonnell as the clinic’s third family doctor.
McDonnell recently moved from the United Kingdom after growing up in Ireland and will begin accepting new patients the first week of July.
The city expects each physician to care for roughly 1,250 patients. With three doctors in place and a fourth expected to join soon, the clinic’s capacity is projected to grow to approximately 5,000 patients over the coming year, up from nearly 2,000 currently receiving care.
Colwood launched the clinic after finding itself without a single family physician offering care within city limits, working with B.C.’s Ministry of Health and Island Health to establish a municipal clinic model that hires doctors as city employees.
Any Colwood residents who do not have a family doctor are asked to register through the B.C. Health Connect Registry, with patients referred to the clinic as space becomes available.