The Project consists of a replacement community-level acute care hospital, with capacity for 204 inpatient beds, built to modern clinical and technical standards on a greenfield site in the Municipality of North Cowichan. The facility will provide patient care and programs to address future service needs for the region while including the following: total building area of approximately 56,448 square metres; capacity for core inpatient and ambulatory services, including seven operating rooms, and additional procedure rooms and outpatient/ambulatory clinic capacity, expanded diagnostic imaging, and expanded emergency department capacity.
EllisDon Corporation and Parkin Architects Western Ltd, were awarded the contract to design and construct the hospital after a competitive process in which multiple proponents submitted bids and designs under an Alliance project delivery model. Under this delivery model, the project owner (Island Health and the Province of BC) and the private sector share risks and opportunities, operating as a fully integrated team to complete the project.
