The North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre at Cribbs Causeway is now fully open, bringing faster access to scans and tests.
The centre, next to Asda, offers radiology, endoscopy and health screening services.
It is run as a partnership between North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and independent healthcare provider InHealth.
An official opening event was held at the centre on November 14. Mobile units have been used to provide scans during construction of the permanent buildings.
Diagnostic tests were first offered at the North Bristol CDC next door to the building in mobile units in the car park from April this year, with most services being offered in the permanent centre since September. Endoscopy has now moved into the centre completing the transition.
Since April there have been more than 11,000 appointments at the Cribbs Causeway site.
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) joint chief executive, Maria Kane, led proceedings for the opening.
She said: “North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre is a fantastic facility that is really improving access to scans and diagnostic tests for our local population.
“We have received great feedback from patients who have already benefited from the ease and convenience of the centre and its impact on waiting times.
“We are proud to be working in partnership with InHealth to deliver outstanding patient care, enabling people to access the tests they need sooner so that they can either start the treatment they require or be reassured that no further care is required.
“Thank you and well done to everyone who has been involved in setting up and delivering this service.”
Geoff Searle, chief executive of InHealth, said “We’re delighted to have marked the official opening of North Bristol and we’re proud to have worked in partnership with NBT to provide key clinical services to the population through this centre.
“Across our network of CDCs, we’ve seen the positive impact centres like these can bring for patients, so it’s fantastic to be doing that here in Bristol. It epitomises the essence of what CDCs are all about – taking services and putting them in the heart of communities, supporting health inequalities and giving people much easier access outside of hospital settings.”