The province is sharing details of its new sobering centre, which can hold up to 20 people under the influence of methamphetamine, alcohol and other substances.

The facility at 190 Disraeli Fwy. has 20 rooms, each of which will be equipped with a mattress, toilet, video surveillance, and a call system for patients to reach staff 24 hours a day, which include paramedics, physicians, and psychiatrists.

“Every single patient that comes in is going to have a thorough medical assessment by paramedics that are trained in this work and have been doing the work for a number of years,” Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Medical Director Dr. Rob Grierson told media Monday, “and then when they’re placed into one of the protective care cells, they will be evaluated on an ongoing basis.”

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