Redevelopment is underway April 6, 2017 will forever be a milestone date in the long and rich history of Royal Columbian Hospital. That afternoon, approval was announced for an unprecedented $1.3 billion multi-phase, multi-year redevelopment that will transform the hospital by the time the work is completed in 2026. If you have been by the hospital in recent months, you will know that construction is already underway. Excavation has been taking place on the site of what will be the new 75-bed Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre - the centrepiece of the first phase of redevelopment. As the Foundation continues to work with donors to raise $9.1 million for mental health, it is wonderful and inspiring to note that support for this new centre has been decades in the making. With the help of donors in the early 1990s, the Foundation purchased the land on which the mental health facility is being built. Now, something truly remarkable will result from a decision made all those years ago. Speaking of donors, we are proud to announce that BMO Financial Group has committed $1 million towards mental health. Leadership like that is critical to the success of our fundraising efforts. Shortly after the new mental health building opens in 2020, construction will start on the next phase of redevelopment – a new acute care tower that promises to deliver far‑reaching, game-changing, transformative improvements in how health care is shaped and offered here. The third phase will expand the capacity of existing parts of the hospital, including the neonatal intensive care and pediatric units as well as medical imaging and the lab. It will also create more single-patient rooms. We hope you will join Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation in supporting this project every step of the way.
Doug Eveneshen
Chair, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation
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Jeff Norris
President & CEO, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation
