The new facility will add 24 extra beds and have a spacious emergency department. Credit: Rido/Shutterstock.com.

Construction is set to commence in July 2023 on the new Dawson Creek and District Hospital in British Columbia, Canada, with opening scheduled in 2027.

Graham Design Builders has been chosen as the project’s preferred proponent and tasked with design and construction of the hospital on 263,000ft2 area, the British Columbia Ministry of Health said in a statement.

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The new facility will provide various services including chemotherapy, surgical, ambulatory care, radiology, clinical support and pharmacy.

It will feature 70 beds, 24 more than the existing hospital, while the emergency unit will double in size.

Treatment spaces will grow from 10 to 15 including a space for physical rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory.

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A perinatal unit including labour, delivery, recovery and post-partum rooms, and a nursery will also be added.

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Northern Health board of directors chair Colleen Nyce said: “This new facility will strengthen and improve health-care services for residents in the region, as well as the physicians and staff who provide care in this hospital.”

Local First Nations are being consulted during the project.

A maximum of $177m amount for the $590m project will be provided by Peace River Regional Hospital District and the remaining will be shared between the province through Northern Health.

Rural Health parliamentary secretary Jennifer Rice said: “We are taking action to improve access to health care for every person in B.C., no matter where they live.

“This new hospital means that when people in Dawson Creek and surrounding communities need care they can access quality services without travelling long distances.”