Find out about current redevelopment news and updates.
Find out about current redevelopment news and updates.
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2024
January 25, 2024
- Hospital service lane closure
There will be no vehicle access at the Mental Health Substance Use Wellness Centre’s service lane on February 1, 2024.
- Hospital service lane closure
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2023
December 18, 2023
- Project update - December 2023
Our December update features highlights of 2023 and the latest news about the new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower.
November 22, 2023
- Service lane temporary sidewalk closure extension
The sidewalk on the east side of Royal Columbian Hospital property will continue to be closed into 2024. The exact date for the reopening is still to be confirmed.
October 13, 2023
- Project update - October 2023
Our October project update features our latest news and videos.
September 28, 2023
- Smudging room upholds Indigenous traditional healing practices
We are partnering with local Indigenous communities to create a dedicated smudging room in the new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower.
August 14, 2023
- Temporary sidewalk closure
The sidewalk on the east side of Royal Columbian Hospital property will be closed temporarily starting August 21 until late November 2023.
May 10, 2023
- Project update - May, 2023
Our May update features the latest news about the Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower and staff and medical staff profiles.
May 9, 2023
- Royal Columbian Hospital redevelopment reaches new heights
People in B.C. are one step closer to accessing expanded health care services at Royal Columbian Hospital as the project reaches an important construction milestone.
March 23, 2023
- Interventional ‘superfloor’ coming to Royal Columbian Hospital’s new tower
The new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower’s second floor will integrate multiple interventional services to foster collaboration and improve patient care.
February 14, 2023
- Families will be at the centre of care in new tower
Family-friendly features are being built into the new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower at Royal Columbian Hospital to foster patient and family-centred care.
February 2, 2023
- Extension of noise bylaw exemption approved for after hours work
The City of New Westminster has approved an extension of the noise bylaw exemption for concrete finishing at Royal Columbian Hospital on the days of larger concrete pours from now until October 31, 2023.
- Project update - December 2023
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2022
- Our December update features highlights of 2022 and the latest news about the new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower.
November 17, 2022
- Building for the future of health care
Martin Wright and his Facilities Maintenance and Operations (FMO) team help keep our acute and community sites running smoothly and make sure that new construction projects meet the needs of staff, patients and families today and in years to come.
September 28, 2022
- New operating rooms and equipment to benefit patients and staff
Meet Dr. Brady Warnick, an anesthesiologist at Royal Columbian Hospital, and learn about how he is helping to plan the operating rooms for the new acute care tower.
July 26, 2022
- Clinical planners look forward to caring for patients in the new acute care tower
Some dedicated Royal Columbian Hospital staff have swapped their scrubs for office attire to put together detailed clinical plans for the new acute care tower. They are working to confirm the model of care for various units, planning how services will be delivered and preparing for the arrival of the first patients in 2025.
June 9, 2022
- Compassionate Construction
Royal Columbian Hospital staff and medical staff help shape Emergency Department expansion.
March 25, 2022
- New interventional services floor will improve patient care and increase collaboration
Learn why vascular surgeon Dr. Joel Gagnon believes having an entire floor for interventional services as part of the Royal Columbian Hospital redevelopment will benefit patients, staff and medical staff.
March 1, 2022
- Infection control measures in the new acute care tower
The COVID-19 pandemic has put infection control at the forefront of our design for the new acute care tower at Royal Columbian Hospital. The tower’s design will help to prevent the spread of disease and ensure we are pandemic-ready.
February 10, 2022
- New tower will bring more space, new technology
Stacey Rigby, clinical practice leader, Physiotherapy, is looking forward to having more space when Royal Columbian Hospital’s new acute care tower opens in 2025.
January 20, 2022
- It all comes down to patient care
Dr. Gerald Da Roza, head of medicine and associate site medical director for Royal Columbian Hospital, knows how important the redevelopment of Royal Columbian Hospital will be for patients throughout Fraser Health.
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2021
December 3, 2021
March 3, 2021
January 11, 2021
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2020
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2018
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2017
April 06, 2017
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2016
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2015
December 16, 2015
August 14, 2015
May 27, 2015