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By Veronica Beltran

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Northern Health awards Phase II construction of GR Baker Memorial Hospital

Sep 1, 2020 | 12:25 PM

QUESNEL—Northern Health has announced that the contract for Phase II construction on the GR Baker Memorial Hospital Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit redevelopment, in Quesnel, has been awarded to True Construction Ltd.

The construction company is Kamloops based and will begin work on the redevelopment project this month, with expected occupancy by the spring of 2022.

“This project, with the addition of the Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Quesnel, demonstrates our commitment to improvements in the delivery of services to the families in this region and Northern BC so that they can have better access to the quality health care they need, when they need it.”—Adrian Dix, B.C. Health Minister

The $27 million project will help improve patient flow, access to imaging labs, security, privacy and confidentiality, and the alignment of critical care services and staff between the approximately 1,550 square-metre (16,684 square-feet) Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit.

The project is being cost-shared between the provincial government through Northern Health, and Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District (CCRHD), which is providing 40 per cent of the funding.

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“The new ICU and ER will improve health care service delivery for the North Cariboo by creating a more modern, efficient, and effective space for both health care workers and their patients.”—Bob Simpson, CCRHD Chair

Northern Health says that the project is being done in regular consultation with First Nations and the Ministry of Health, “recognizing the cultural and historical significance this site has for indigenous people and their history.”