Update on new Calgary cancer centre from city’s top cancer doctor

Wed, Dec 28: Alberta Health expects to break ground late next year on a new Calgary Cancer Centre and open the nearly 1.2-billion-square-foot facility in 2024. It was first announced in 2005 by then-premier Ralph Klein. The facility will include 160 inpatient beds, 12 new radiation vaults, plus three shelled spaces for future development. It will also have space for outpatient cancer clinics, along with clinical trials and research. A connecting walkway will allow for movement between the cancer centre and the main Foothills Medical Centre building. Officials said the goal of the cancer centre is to provide all care, from the time of diagnosis to end of treatment, under one roof. Gord Gillies speaks with Dr. Sunil Verma, medical director of the Tom Baker Centre, about his vision for the hospital, what progress has been made, and over the next year.