The capital project plan from 2012 summarizes project objectives, the scope of the project, project benefits and risks associated with the project.
Continue Reading →North Island College (NIC) and the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) are pleased to announce the signing of a Health Education Partnership and Program Funding Agreement, which will see VIHA transfer up to $2.75 million in funding to NIC over a minimum 10-year period to support development and delivery of rural health programming to meet the specific needs of this region…
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Project Objectives: Increase North Vancouver Island acute care capacity to meet the population’s growing and changing needs; Enhance safety and quality of care for all patients; Improve access to services for all North Vancouver Island communities; Maximize staff and physician recruitment and retention potential; and Achieve value for money by balancing capital requirements with expected opportunities for increased productivity in clinical operations and long-term maintenance requirements…
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April 26, 2012
COURTENAY/CAMPBELL RIVER – Premier Christy Clark today gave the green light for the North Island Hospitals Project at an estimated cost of up to $600 million, which includes two new hospitals to benefit Vancouver Island patients living in the Comox Valley, Campbell River and surrounding communities, as a part of Budget 2012.
“Our government is proud to invest in these two new hospitals to ensure North Vancouver Island families have the best medical care when they need it and ...
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VIHA and North Island College in Discussions Regarding Site for New Comox Valley Hospital
2011-07-19
COMOX VALLEY — A positive meeting took place earlier today between Dr. Jan Lindsay, President and Chief Executive Officer, North Island College (NIC) and Howard Waldner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA).
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the potential use of an area of land at NIC’s Comox Valley campus (Ryan Road/Lerwick Road) that could be used by VIHA to build the Comox Valley site of the proposed North Island Hospital development currently being ...
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VICTORIA – The BC Government Project Board overseeing the North Island Hospitals Project has approved the consultant team that will develop the business case for the construction of the two new hospitals.
“I am very pleased that the consultant team includes firms with a lot of North Island experience both in health care and other projects,” said Don McRae, MLA Comox Valley. “The quality of this team will ensure that a terrific business case will be delivered to the provincial government ...
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NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND – New state-of-the-art hospitals for Campbell River and for the Comox Valley are one step closer to becoming a reality with the issuing of a number of Request For Proposals (RFPs) seeking expert consultants for the development of a comprehensive business case for the North Island Hospitals Project.
The RFPs seek a variety of consultants ranging from architectural, civil engineering, electrical engineering, geotechnical and mechanical services, to IMIT, health economist and operations simulation services.
The documents ...
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VICTORIA – The BC Government Project Board overseeing the North Island Hospitals Project has approved moving the hospitals proposal from a concept paper to a formal business case stage. Read the News Release and Q&A Document (PDF)
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On May 27, 2009, the Board of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) approved a plan to build two new, state‐of‐the‐art, acute care hospitals in Campbell River and the Comox Valley (the Project). The Comox‐Strathcona Regional Hospital District (CSRHD) has passed a motion to support the Project scope as well to raise 40% of the capital cost for the new hospitals. Finding the right solution: Improved hospital care for the North Island One of the most pressing priorities facing the ...
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VICTORIA – The Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) has submitted its concept paper to build two new hospitals in Campbell River and the Comox Valley to the provincial government.
Concept Paper – January 2010 (PDF)
“We are very excited about moving these hospitals forward to the next stage in their development,” said Howard Waldner, President and CEO for VIHA. “We hope that this proposal will find favour with the province so that we can move forward with building a fully-costed and approved ...
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