Stantec has been selected to design the new $289-million BC Cancer Centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. The new cancer centre will bring radiation treatment closer to home for patients and families on central and north Vancouver Island. Preliminary site work will get underway this month.
The design of the four-storey building will also focus on the patient care journey and access to natural light and views and offer radiation therapy, including a CT simulator and linear accelerator vaults to provide radiation treatment.
The centre will offer an outpatient oncology ambulatory care unit with exam rooms and consult rooms, a PET/CT diagnostic scanner, systemic therapy, an oncology pharmacy and outpatient dispensary, and a sacred space.
Construction is expected to begin in the fall of 2025 and finish in 2028.
The facility, a partnership of BC Cancer, Provincial Health Services Authority, and Island Health, is part of British Columbia’s 10-year Cancer Action Plan to better prevent, detect, and treat cancers, improving care for people facing cancer now while preparing for the growing needs of the future.
Photos courtesy of Stantec.
