British Columbia’s health minister says the long-awaited redevelopment and expansion of the 1960s-era hospital serving the Cariboo region is underway.
Adrian Dix says the $366.5-million construction project now starting at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake will increase the hospital’s capacity and provide a modern working environment.
The minister, who was in Williams Lake for a news conference about the project, says it includes two phases, with a three-storey addition set for completion in 2026 and further facility redevelopment and renovations ready by 2029.
Dix says the project will add 25 beds and a new emergency department, while expanding surgical, maternity, pharmacy and mental-health and substance-use treatment areas.
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Health care in Williams Lake was the subject of controversy last year, when local politicians, Indigenous leaders and health officials raised concerns about medical staff shortages at the hospital.
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Dr. Glenn Fedor, the hospital’s senior medical director who has been practising in Williams Lake for 42 years, says the expansion will offer the public and health practitioners top-notch care in a fully modern facility.
“I’ve waited for this moment for many years,” he said Tuesday. “It’s almost like a dream come true. Please pinch me.”
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