Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project

South West Birds Eye view Richmond Hospital Rendering

Richmond Hospital will be adding a new nine-floor acute care tower, the Yurkovich Family Pavilion, which includes a bigger emergency department, more operating rooms, an intensive care unit; a fully equipped medical imaging department; a pharmacy; and short-stay pediatrics. This will give Richmond, with its growing and aging population, the acute care it needs moving into the future.

The total project cost is $1.959 billion and will be shared by the provincial government ($1.889 billion), Vancouver Coastal Health ($30 million) and Richmond Hospital Foundation ($40 million).

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Project highlights

Yurkovich Family Pavilion - New nine-floor acute care tower
Bigger emergency department with 86 spaces, up from 62
More operating rooms in the Greczmiel Family Surgical Centre with 11 up from 8
More pre- and post-surgical care spaces, increasing from 26 to 69
New Milan & Maureen Ilich Medical Imaging Centre
113 new beds
Planned to be 100% carbon neutral
Earthquake-safe and constructed above the flood plain
Renovations to the South Tower and Milan Ilich Pavilion

New Musqueam art piece in Cancer Care Clinic

Richmond Hospital unveiled a new art piece in its Cancer Care Clinic, created by Musqueam artist Darryl Blyth. Born and raised in Richmond, Blyth has spent his entire life in the Vancouver area, bringing a deep connection to his work.

Richmond Hospital redevelopment project advances

People in Richmond and surrounding areas are a step closer to a new acute-care tower following the release of candidates shortlisted to advance to the next stage of Phase 2 of the Richmond Hospital redevelopment project.

VIDEO: One final walk through of the Rotunda at Richmond Hospital

Brenda Wagner, Social Worker at Minoru Residence, and Tom So, Senior Manager of Facilities, Maintenance & Operations at Richmond Hospital, guide us through the Rotunda one last time before its demolition.

South West view - Richmond Hospital Rendering 2023

Update to Richmond Hospital redevelopment

People are one step closer to enhanced acute care with the issuing of a request for qualifications (RFQ) to build the new Yurkovich Family Pavilion at Richmond Hospital.

Exterior of the new UBC education centre at Richmond Hospital

New UBC Medical Education Centre at Richmond Hospital

Another milestone for the redevelopment project - a necessary relocation to prepare for construction of the Yurkovich Family Pavilion, a nine-floor acute care tower.

Project members pose during announcement of Cancer Care Clinic completion

Milestone achieved: Cancer Care Clinic relocates at Richmond Hospital

As recently announced, people in Richmond are accessing enhanced care as the newly refurbished and relocated Cancer Care Clinic opens at Richmond Hospital.

Steve standing in front of the future location of the UBC Faculty of Medicine Medical Education Centre at Richmond Hospital.

Construction begins on new UBC Faculty of Medicine Medical Education Centre

In another significant step forward for the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project, construction has commenced on the relocated UBC Faculty of Medicine Medical Education Centre.

Steve in the future Cancer Care Clinic, part of Phase One of the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project.

Richmond Hospital: a personal connection

Steve Wong, a Senior Project Manager with the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project, holds a special connection to this project as a local resident who grew up in the community. This is his story.

Richmond Hospital IV Clinic relocates to permanent home

Richmond Hospital’s IV clinic has moved to its new permanent location as of October 13, 2023. The relocated clinic will now be housed in Room 1016 on the ground floor of the Milan Ilich Pavilion, a strategic relocation necessitated by the upcoming construction of the Yurkovich Family Pavilion, a nine-floor acute care tower.

walking loop and multipurpose space in the new interim Psychiatric Assessment Unit at Richmond Hospital

Construction starts on interim Psychiatric Assessment Unit at Richmond Hospital

Paving the way for enhanced mental health care, the team kicks off construction on another major component of Phase One on the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project.

Kami Randhawa, Senior Project Manager at the Richmond Community of Care Project Management Office.

Supporting health care and the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project

Kami Randhawa is a Senior Project Manager at the Richmond Community of Care Project Management Office. This year, she supported relocating teams from Richmond Hospital to the community, freeing up essential clinical space for the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project.

Sign in the front of the new 5N building at Richmond Hospital

Programs from the Rotunda have moved into 5 North at Richmond Hospital

Last month, programs and services formerly located in the Rotunda at Richmond Hospital moved to the newly renovated fifth floor of the North Tower (5 North).

Dan On, and Family Gives $10 Million Gift to Improve Health Care in Richmond

This transformational donation will help ensure the success of two important projects at Richmond Hospital: the purchase of a second CT scanner for medical imaging and the enhancement of patient care in the new Yurkovich Family Pavilion.

How childhood days spent with his father led to working on the largest hospital redevelopment project at VCH

Sam McLeod is a Project Manager with the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project. Ever since moving from a small town in Saskatchewan to Vancouver over 20 years ago, his contributions to maintain and improve Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) buildings have been extensive. Now, almost a year into his role, he is excited for what comes next on this 10-year project.

Team members at a pop-up information booth at Richmond Hospital

Visit our pop-up information booth at Richmond Hospital

Our pop-up information booth will be in the Richmond Hospital Lobby on Monday, February 13, 2023 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. We will be handing out information sheets and answering questions about the new nine-floor acute care tower, the Yurkovich Family Pavilion.

From kinesiologist to project manager: a millennial's career journey

Alex Chui is a Senior Project Manager with the Richmond Community of Care (CoC) Project Management Office. Over the last year, he supported projects that helped prepare Richmond Hospital for its new nine-floor acute care tower, the Yurkovich Family Pavilion. His leadership training and drive for ongoing improvement helps him support this important work.

How genuine teamwork can help build a tower

Vio Geana is a Senior Leader on the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project team. His genuine positivity, diligence and belief that sour gummy bears can fix anything has helped him lead and support a high performing facilities project team.

How moving to Vancouver led to a life changing career in health care

Wendy Ma is a project manager in the Richmond Hospital Project Management Office. In her role, she is responsible for helping to get the hospital ready for a campus-wide rejuvenation and the new nine-floor acute care tower, the Yurkovich Family Pavilion.

Richmond Hospital Foundation celebrates donor leadership

Richmond Hospital Foundation celebrates donor leadership as it achieves its $50 million goal in its ACT NOW capital campaign.

Full steam ahead for expanded Richmond Hospital

A new state-of-the-art emergency department and intensive care unit are just two of the improvements people in Richmond will see with more services and better health care as the Province moves ahead with an approved business plan for an expanded Richmond Hospital.

Expanded Richmond Hospital plan delivers bigger tower, more services

A new state-of-the-art emergency department and intensive care unit at Richmond Hospital will bring more services and better care for people in this growing community.