Lauder’s new £1.8 million health centre will open for business on Monday after the keys were handed over to NHS Borders last week.
On Friday, John Raine, chairman of NHS Borders, collected the keys to the Stow and Lauder Practice from Jo Elliot of Hub South East Scotland, representing the project partners.
Mr Raine said: “This is a wonderful new facility which the staff and the people of Lauderdale can be proud of. It provides bright modern facilities and easy access which can be enjoyed by both staff and patients.”
He added: “It is a great asset for the community, both now and for generations to come.”
The building of the centre was a partnership between NHS Borders, Hub South East Scotland, who work with community planning partners on developments, Morrison Construction and Border Construction.
Jo Elliot, chair of Hub South East Scotland, said: “We are proud to have completed our first project in partnership with NHS Borders, ensuring modern, state of the art health facilities for the Lauder community.”
Planning approval for the centre, which has been built on Lauder Common Good land, was granted in March last year, despite more than 80 objections, mainly from members of the Protect Our Greenfield Site group.
They argued that better sites were available and that the one-way Crofts Road would not be able to cope with the increase in traffic associated with the new health centre.