Vision

Construction on a critical care tower and new emergency department at Surrey Memorial Hospital started in January 2011. This $512-million expansion and redevelopment is the single largest health-capital expenditure underway in British Columbia and will enable Surrey Memorial Hospital to continue to provide service to more patients in the years to come.

The Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) expansion and redevelopment project will add 151 new beds, a state-of-the-art critical care tower, an expanded emergency department and major renovations to parts of the existing hospital.

Project elements include:
New emergency department

The new emergency department will be five times larger than the current one and will provide specialized mental health, paediatric, seriously ill or injured, and minor illness and injury units. The unit will feature private patient rooms with walls and doors. These enhancements will substantially improve SMH's efficiency, provide the best emergency care to patients and place the hospital in a prime position to continue attracting and retaining the finest medical expertise, supported by the latest medical equipment and technology.

Dedicated neonatal centre

Located with the new eight-story tower, the perinatal centre will include 48 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds, needed to treat premature infants and newborns in critical distress. The maternity department will also be expanded with 13 new obstetric beds to be added. Family-centred care will be the focus of the expanded facility and families will play an integral role in the care team.
More beds

In addition to the new neonatal centre and ED, the tower will include:

• 25 Intensive Care beds
• 25 beds for seriously ill patients in the High Acuity Unit
• Two medical floors of 25 beds each
• An expanded laboratory

These additions will help meet the acute care needs of Surrey and the surrounding region, and will play a crucial role in decreasing emergency room congestion.

Teaching and research space

Additional academic space will support the growing partnership between Fraser Health (FH) and the University of British Columbia School of Medicine. When complete, SMH will become an important part of part of the province’s capacity to train new doctors. Research shows that doctors tend to remain where they trained, so this is good news for B.C. and Surrey.

Rooftop helipad

A new rooftop helipad will be located on the top of the new tower to enable rapid transport of critically ill patients.

More parking

More than 440 surface and underground parking stalls will be added.
Renovations on portions of the existing hospital

Renovations to the existing hospital will complement the new tower. They include:

• Expanding the Family Birthing Unit and increasing  the number of single-family rooms in it
• An enlarged and renovated north entrance to the hospital
• Renovations to the kitchen so that it will have the capacity to handle the demands of the new tower
• Renovations to provide additional space to Sterile Processing & Supply
• Renovations to the Linens and Logistics areas to provide better work flow and increased capacity, and
• Other infrastructure upgrades that will benefit the entire campus