GWest medical facility to come to the west

Paul Clarke, Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:Ground-breaking for the construction of the multimillion-dollar GWest Medical Complex is expected to take place in early June at the Fairview Business Centre in Montego Bay, St James.

The 60,000-square foot complex, when completed, will be the Second City's largest dedicated medical facility outside of the Cornwall Regional Hospital, with four levels, three elevators, and 42 strata units for rental, and according to the developers, it is expected to be the choice for ambulatory medical needs. The project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2015.

Real estate company Coldwell Banker Jamaica Realty has the contract to secure sale and lease agreements for the complex.

It will cost prospective buyers US$295 per square feet of space, while those wishing to lease will need to find the average lease price of US$32 per square ft per year.

"We have assembled a team of medical and business professionals to refine this concept of a medical one-stop shop with support services," said Dr Konrad Kirlew, the principal medical professional behind the project.

STATE -OF-THE-ART FACILITY

The facility will include well-established practices such as Radiology West, facial and Oral Surgery Associates, North Coast MRI, the Heart Smart Centre, Vein Centres of Jamaica, Island Smiles Orthodontists, Ophthalmology and Eyewear, a lab, a large drive-through pharmacy, Cornwall Medical and Dental, an ambulatory surgery centre with limited overnight beds, general practice, and urgent-care clinics.

Physical therapy and dialysis services will also be offered, while specialists from Jamaica, the United States, and the Caribbean will provide periodical consultations and perform procedures.

The state-of-the-art facility will also provide wheelchair access and 104 underground parking spaces and a further 34 above ground to compliment the four-storey environmentally friendly building.

"The atrium lobby is a covered space partially open to the outdoors. It has water features and soothing greenery that will welcome you," said Kirlew.

"Also included is a glass elevator inside the spacious atrium and two closed elevators. It will also have a powerful 1,000kVa electrical generator as backup, capable of providing three days of service on the reserve supply."