March 08, 2021

Improved access to life-saving health care in downtown Vancouver takes another leap forward as construction kicks off for the new St. Paul’s Hospital at the Jim Pattison Medical Centre, the largest hospital redevelopment project in B.C.’s history.

“The new St. Paul’s Hospital will be home to world-class public health care as well as research and a teaching centre that will help transform patient care for people in B.C.,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “After more than a decade and a half of stalling, I am proud that our government gave this project the green light and took further action for this new, state-of-the-art facility. The St. Paul’s Hospital will continue its legacy of serving the people around the province now and in the future.”

The new St. Paul’s will continue to serve people in Vancouver and all of B.C. as an internationally renowned, full-service, acute-care hospital and integrated health campus with capacity for up to 548 beds, which includes 115 new beds.

The site will be the home of several leading provincial programs and referral centres, including heart and lung care, renal, specialty surgeries and transplants, and eating disorders.

“This is an exciting step toward a new hospital that will benefit not only Vancouver but British Columbia as a whole,” said Melanie Mark, MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. “I am proud that Vancouver-Mount Pleasant will be home to this state-of-the-art health-care facility and look forward to the doors opening for the community.”

The hospital will offer general and specialized care, including HIV/AIDS care, chronic disease management services, emergency and critical care, mental health and addictions beds and programs, ambulatory services and outpatient clinics, end-of-life care, Indigenous health-care services, maternity services and community outreach programs.

St. Paul’s Hospital will continue to be a teaching hospital, training University of British Columbia medical students, British Columbia Institute of Technology nursing students and other health-sector professions.

“The new St. Paul’s Hospital will serve more people and offer even better access to the public health care people have come to expect,” said Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek. “The project will also offer a boost to our economy through the jobs it’s creating, which is fantastic news.”

The cost of the new hospital is $2.174 billion. The provincial government is investing $1.327 billion. St. Paul’s Foundation has committed to raising $125 million, with another $100 million raised for other ongoing and future needs, and Providence Health Care will invest the balance of the cost from the sale of the current St. Paul’s property.

PCL Construction will build the new hospital at 1002 Station St., expected to open in 2027. The project will create 8,523 direct jobs and an additional 5,383 indirect jobs, such as construction material manufacturing and food services.

February 15, 2019       

Improved access to life-saving health care is on the way to downtown Vancouver with the approval of the business plan for a new St. Paul’s Hospital.

“For over 125 years, people in Vancouver and across British Columbia have benefited from the health care provided by St. Paul’s Hospital,” said Premier John Horgan. “Today, we are safeguarding these life-saving services by taking action to build a brand new St. Paul’s Hospital that will serve more people and offer better access to the specialized care people need.”

Doors of the new $1.9-billion St. Paul’s are expected to open in 2026 and will be located at 1002 Station St.

“British Columbians have always expressed great confidence, and taken great comfort, in the care delivered by St. Paul’s. After more than a decade and a half of stalling, it is exciting to give the green light to a new, state-of-the-art St. Paul’s Hospital that will continue this legacy for many years to come,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “Our government has made it a priority to see this project move forward, so that St. Paul’s continues to serve people around the province now and in the future.”

The new St. Paul’s will continue to serve the people of Vancouver and all of B.C. as an internationally renowned, full-service, acute-care hospital and integrated health campus. It will have capacity for up to 548 beds, which includes 115 net new beds. The site will be the home of several leading provincial programs and referral centres, including for heart and lung care, renal, eating disorders and specialty surgeries and transplants.

The hospital will also offer a diverse and long list of general and specialized care, including HIV/AIDS, chronic disease management services, emergency and critical care, mental health and addictions beds and programs, ambulatory services and outpatient clinics, end-of-life care, Indigenous health, maternity, colorectal and gastrointestinal services, and community care and community outreach programs.

Health-care workers, researchers and students will harness the medical tools of the future in the new hospital, with medical projects like immunotherapy, precision medicine, virtual reality, robotics and 3-D printing. Medical records, test results and images will be instantly and securely accessible to patients and their care team no matter where people are in the hospital or the province. This will help to empower patients so they can take more control of their own health.

St. Paul’s will continue to be a teaching hospital, training hundreds of University of British Columbia medical students, British Columbia Institute of Technology nursing students and hundreds of other health-sector professions. Integration of care, teaching and research — with emphasis on new knowledge rapidly translated into patient care solutions — will continue to be the focus of its research centres and specialized programs.

The project will be delivered using a design-build finance procurement model and will be cost-shared between the provincial government and Providence Health Care. The St. Paul’s Foundation campaign fundraising goal for Providence Health Care is anticipated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars with a portion allocated to the new core hospital. Jim Pattison, chairman and CEO of the Jim Pattison Group, has already donated $75 million to the future of St. Paul’s, a historic contribution in Canadian health-care philanthropy. The current St. Paul’s Hospital land at 1081 Burrard Street will be sold with funds going toward the project.

Quick Facts:

• A business plan confirms scope, cost estimate, procurement and timeline.
• The first phase of the St. Paul’s redevelopment project is building a new core hospital. Phase 2 is expected to include a clinical support and research centre. Future development opportunities will be confirmed upon completion of the Station Street rezoning.
• All new hospitals in B.C. are planned to a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standard.
• Opened in 1894, St. Paul’s Hospital offers medical and surgical programs, including cardiac services, HIV/AIDS and kidney care for people around British Columbia.
• All existing services currently offered by Vancouver Coastal Health in the West End and downtown will remain after St. Paul’s Hospital relocates.
• Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care are working collaboratively with people in the West End/downtown so they continue to have access to health-care services. This will be done through existing services, while expanding, enhancing and improving access to primary, home and community services.

Learn More:

To learn more about the new St. Paul’s Hospital, visit: http://thenewstpauls.ca/