The BC Liberals have made massive investments in the renewal of our hospital facilities – including renovations, expansions, and new facilities where they are needed.

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital – expanded operating rooms, MRI building addition

Prince George Regional Hospital – expanded and renovated, new ER, new medical teaching space, expanded medical imaging space for new MRI

Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops – new ER, new medical imaging space

Vancouver General Hospital, Pattison Pavilion – opened

Mills Memorial Hospital, Terrace – ER/ICU renovated, renal dialysis expanded, psychiatric unit renovated

Bulkley Valley District Hospital, Smithers – ER renovated

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre – new facility

Vancouver General Hospital, Academic Ambulatory Care Centre – new facility

St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver – ER renovated, cardiac services redesigned, critical care renovated, ICU upgrade

Whistler Health Centre – ER renovated

Creston Valley Hospital – renal dialysis expanded, hospital redevelopment

Kelowna General Hospital – renal dialysis expanded, MRI building addition, new operating room, renovated maternity

Penticton Regional Hospital – renal dialysis expanded

Surrey Memorial Hospital – renal dialysis expanded, renovations for new MRI

Prince George medical school campus

Victoria medical school campus

Iris House, Prince George – mental health facility expanded

Seven Sisters, Terrace – mental health facility

Okanagan House, Vernon – mental health facility renovated

Yucalta Lodge, Campbell River – new mental health beds

South Hills, Kamloops – new mental health facility

Penticton – new mental health facility

Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster – new medical teaching space, renal dialysis expanded, new medical imaging space, new helipad for trauma centre

Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria – new medical teaching space, new renal unit, MRI renovations

Victoria General Hospital – new medical teaching space, medical imaging expanded

Burnaby Hospital – palliative care renovated

Langley Memorial Hospital – acute care upgraded

Ridge Meadows Hospital – renovations for new CT scanner

Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody – renovations for new CT scanner

Cranbrook – new mental health facility

Harbour House, Trail – additional mental health beds

Kootenay Lake Regional Hospital, Nelson – renovated maternity space, renovated lab space

Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital, Clearwater – new health care centre

Golden and District General Hospital – major upgrading

Thompson Park Mall, Kamloops – new primary health centre

Kimberley Primary Health Care Centre – renovated

Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, Trail – new ambulatory care unit

Vernon Jubilee Hospital – renovated maternity

Lakes District Hospital, Burns Lakes – renovations

Chetwynd General Hospital – renovations

North Peace Care Centre, Fort St. John – renovations

Fort St. John General Hospital – redevelopment and renovations

Mackenzie and District Hospital – renovations

Bulkley Lodge, Smithers – renovations

Omineca Lodge, Vanderhoof – new multilevel care facility

Houston Health Centre – renovations

Prince Rupert Regional Hospital – redesign

Children's and Women's Health Centre, Vancouver – renovated 3rd floor, labour & delivery room, and neonatal nursery

BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver – new replacement linear accelerators, MRI renovations, new radiation therapy annex

Bamfield Outpost Hospital – new site

Bella Coola General Hospital – facility upgrade

Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver – MRI building addition, pharmacy renovations

Richmond General Hospital – upgrades to 8 operating rooms, palliative care renovated, surgical day care expanded, medical imaging renovations

Dr. Peter Centre, Vancouver – new residential bed facility

Mt. St. Joseph Hospital, Vancouver – new ICU beds, renovations

Vancouver General Hospital – renovated for new MRI, renovated ER, new ICU beds

UBC Health Sciences Centre – new operating rooms

Powell River General Hospital – renovations

Campbell River Hospital – pharmacy upgrade

Lady Minto Hospital, Ganges – operating room expanded, new palliative care suite

Mount St. Mary Hospital, Victoria – new multi-level care facility

Cormorant Island Health Centre, Alert Bay – new replacement facility

St. Joseph's General Hospital, Comox – renovated for new CT scanner

Cowichan District Hospital, Duncan – renovated for new CT scanner, ER renovated

Saanich Peninsula Hospital – CT scanner renovation, ER redevelopment

The Real Story, No. 3

April 6, 2005