EllisDon Infrastructure to redevelop Burnaby Hospital

EllisDon Infrastructure has been awarded the contract to undertake phase one of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment in Canada's British Columbia.

The selection follows an extensive evaluation of shortlisted teams to design and build the new Keith and Betty Beedie Pavilion, expand the Support Facilities Building to include a new energy centre and renovate existing buildings on campus. Construction is expected to begin this summer. The Beedie Pavilion and expansion of the Support Facilities Building will be complete in 2025, with renovations complete in 2027.

“The redevelopment of the Burnaby Hospital will make a real difference for the people of Burnaby – providing better health for people now and protecting people and communities from health challenges, today and into the future,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “I’m excited to announce we’ve reached this major milestone in the redevelopment, and shovels will soon be in the ground to modernize the hospital in one of our province’s fastest-growing communities.”

Phase 1 of the redevelopment will see the construction of a six-storey, 83-bed pavilion with underground parking. All patient rooms, except for one, will be single-patient, which will provide greater comfort and privacy for patients and their families. The pavilion will include a maternity and labour unit, a neonatal intensive care unit and a medical inpatient unit with negative pressure rooms and outbreak zones to isolate infectious diseases.

The pavilion will also include a new inpatient mental health and substance use unit with a secured outdoor patio. Within this unit is a five-bed crisis stabilization unit that will provide short-term inpatient care, assessment and treatment for patients in crisis, at risk or in severe distress.

“It will be a game changer for people who need mental health care that we’re redeveloping the Burnaby Hospital with them front of mind,” said Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. “Together, we’re building a system where treatment for mental health is on par with any other health condition. I’m grateful to everyone involved in making this redevelopment a reality.”

Futhermore, Phase 1 will include an expansion of the emergency department, operating and procedure rooms and other support areas.

With funding from the Province and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, Phase 1 of the redevelopment will cost approximately $612 million.

Construction on Phase 2 of the redevelopment, which includes building the second patient-care tower with 160 beds and a new cancer treatment centre, is expected to begin in 2025, once the business plan is approved. The redevelopment will be among the Province’s largest health-care investments at a cost of $1.4 billion. The provincial government announced the approval of the Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment Project on Sept. 3, 2019. The last major upgrade to the Burnaby Hospital was more than 40 years ago.

Quick Facts

• Burnaby Hospital opened in 1952. It provides acute and emergency care, as well as critical care, general and internal medicine, surgery, neonatal intensive care, palliative care and an adult mental health and substance use in-patient unit.
• Burnaby is the province’s third-largest city. The number of patients requiring hospital care there is expected to increase almost 60% by 2036.
• All new hospitals in B.C. are planned to a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold standard at minimum.

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