Dawson Creek Hospital replacement project progresses — concrete pouring well underway

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — Concrete pouring for the suspended slabs at the new Dawson Creek and District Hospital is well underway, according to an update on the replacement project from Northern Health.

According to the update released on April 26th, the level one slabs will be completed soon after pouring began in January.

The level two slabs, which began pouring in March, will continue until June, and the level three slabs will be poured starting in May.

Ground broke for the hospital replacement project last July. 

The latest project update also states that in March, Graham Design Builders, the company managing the construction, showed a 95 per cent complete design for the new facility for feedback.

A mockup of two fully constructed patient rooms was also shown. According to the update, a 100 per cent complete design is expected to be submitted later this summer.

Northern Health and the Peace River Regional District are funding the replacement project, which is expected to cost $590 million.

Past updates indicate the hospital will be 24,500 square metres in size and have 24 more beds than the current Dawson Creek and District Hospital.

The hospital’s perinatal unit will include labour, delivery, recovery and post-partum rooms, as well as a nursery. 

Mental health services at the new hospital will see an increase from 15 beds to 18.

It’s expected to open to patients in 2027.