The long-awaited expansion of the West Coast General Hospital emergency department has begun.
The redevelopment will include a 2,600-square-foot expansion, three new patient exam beds, extra space for patients awaiting tests and results, improvements to the triage and admitting area, and a dedicated entrance for ambulances.
Health Minister Adrian Dix said the project will help relieve the congestion of this busy hospital that sees more than 25,000 patient visits to the emergency department each year.
The cost is shared between the provincial government, which is providing $2.55 million, West Coast General Hospital Foundation, which has pledged $2 million, and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Hospital District, which will contribute $1.7 million.
Kinetic Construction will lead the emergency department expansion project, which is expected to be ready for patients in December 2022.
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