News in New Westminster

June is Stroke Awareness Month. At Royal Columbian Hospital, clinical teams are using advanced imaging technology to help younger stroke patients live healthier lives.

This week’s moments of gratitude go to our incredible people at Burnaby Hospital, Mission Memorial Hospital, Ridge Meadows Hospital and Royal Columbian Hospital.

The Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower at Royal Columbian Hospital is officially open.

This Seniors Week, we are highlighting how Fraser Health’s Long-Term Care Virtual Physician Clinic is helping older adults receive timely care in their long-term care communities, while supporting care teams during temporary physician shortages.

This week’s moments of gratitude go to our incredible people at Langley Memorial Hospital, Metrotown Urgent and Primary Care Centre, Ridge Meadows Hospital and Royal Columbian Hospital.

Look ahead: The new Emergency Department at the Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower will open at 5:00 a.m. on May 31. This moment has been more than a decade in the making and has involved thousands of people. Thank you to everyone who helped to bring the vision of this new tower to life.

This week’s moments of gratitude go to our incredible people at Burnaby Hospital, Chilliwack Mental Health and Substance Use Centre, Royal Columbian Hospital and Surrey-Newton Urgent and Primary Care Centre.

The new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower will be open to patients on May 31, 2026, at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.

Royal Columbian Hospital teams held a patient transfer day rehearsal to prepare for moving patients into the new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower.

Nearly 4,000 volunteers support our long-term care homes, hospitals and community programs across 20 locations, contributing more than 322,565 hours of service in the past year alone.

International recruitment helps us bring in varied skills and expertise.

Across Fraser Health, nine health care foundations help propel hospital expansions, technology advancement and local health services—connecting threads of community generosity to meaningful enhancements in care.

Look ahead: The new year brings us closer to making transformational changes to the Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) campus. The months ahead will be critical for preparing for the opening of the new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower (JPACT). Our teams are hard at work to get ready for opening day.

We’re shining a spotlight on the incredible individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond in five categories: Service Delivery Excellence, Best Collaboration, Innovator, Fraser Health Hero and Lifetime Achievement. Read their inspiring stories and watch how their extraordinary efforts positively impact the people we serve.

Fraser Health’s regional robotic surgical program is taking a giant leap forward with the arrival of a second da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system. Royal Columbian Hospital received the first da Vinci system last fall.

More than 110 U.S. nurses, physicians and allied health professionals have joined Fraser Health as part of a provincial campaign to attract American health care workers and break down barriers to them practising in Canada.

A research team conducted experiments in France that could shape future medical protocols for astronauts and patients on Earth.

Look ahead: We are counting down the months before the first patients arrive in the new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower (JPACT).

Fraser Health’s robotic surgical program is moving forward with the arrival of the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system at Royal Columbian Hospital, funded by the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued weather alerts for several parts of the province, including the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) regions, as we experience a stretch of high temperatures.