Construction on $860.8M expansion to Richmond, B.C. hospital to start next year

Health Minister Adrian Dix and other officials announced planning had begun for the major hospital expansion last year. PHOTO: Province of B.C.

By / On-Site Staff

On-site work for the first step in a four-phase expansion at the Richmond Hospital in Metro Vancouver is scheduled to start next year.

Earlier this month, the B.C. government approved the business plan for the $860.8 million project, laying out construction timelines and spelling out certain design details.

Anchored by a new, nine-floor patient tower that will include an emergency department, intensive care unit, 11 operating rooms and space for specialized imaging equipment, the major construction project will run over nine years.

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