Groundbreaking Investment in Burnaby Hospital for Over $2.4 Billion Comprehensive Expansion of Care

Introduction:

Progress on the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment is advancing, with structural building and concrete pouring now completed.

Features:

Phase 1 of the project involves:

• Construction of a new pavilion.
• Expansion and renovations of the existing Support Facilities Building.
• The pavilion will include units for maternity, neonatal intensive care, mental health in-patient, and medical in-patient care.
• Expected completion date for the new pavilion is 2025.

The Support Facilities Building will undergo expansion and renovations, including:

• Addition of 10 new or upgraded state-of-the-art operating rooms.
• Renovations to the emergency department.
• Introduction of a new energy facility.

The recently approved Phase 2 of the redevelopment includes:

• Construction of a new 160-bed inpatient tower.
• Establishment of an integrated cancer centre with:
• 54 ambulatory care rooms.
• 31 chemotherapy chairs.
• Space for five linear accelerators.
• Room for 2 PET/CT scanners.
• An oncology pharmacy.
• Facilities for clinical trials and research.

Upon completion, the entire redevelopment project will provide a total of 399 beds across the campus.

Expected completion date for the new pavilion is 2025.

Specifications:

Name    Burnaby Hospital

Type      Expansion

Year       2025

Source: https://www.fraserhealth.ca/news/2023/Dec/expanded-care-coming-to-burnaby-hospital