Ft. St. John Hospital Takes Another Step Forward

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Architectural rendering of new Hosptial for Ft. St John

FORT ST. JOHN - A preferred proponent has been named to work with Northern Health and the Provincial government in negotiations as part of the next steps needed toward building the new Fort St. John Hospital and
Residential Care Facility project.

ISL Health was selected as the company that the province will enter into negotiations with to design, build, finance and maintain the new hospital project, following an extensive evaluation of proposals received from the two competing shortlisted teams. 

The Fort St. John Hospital project includes:
* A 55-bed hospital.
* A 123-bed residential care facility for seniors.
* An integrated services building for centralized food, laundry and material services.


With construction expected to be complete by the end of 2011, the new 15,000-square-metre (161,000-square-foot) hospital will replace the aging existing community hospital constructed in 1962. The new hospital will increase the number of acute care beds from 42 to 55, including the development of single-room maternity care. It will also feature two brand-new state-of-the-art operating rooms and an endoscopy suite. The hospital and long-term care facility will be built on a 16-hectare (40-acre) site at 8407 - 112th Avenue in Fort St. John, with land provided from the City of Fort St. John.

The new hospital and residential care facility will be designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification as part of the government's commitment to a greener and more sustainable future.

Details about the agreement and the final project cost will be made public after financial close, however, the initial  estimate was in the $268 million dollar range, with the Province  expected to pick up $179 million of that bill.

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