Dawson Creek and District Hospital Replacement – Dawson Creek, BC

Project Overview

We are building a new, state-of-the-art hospital in Dawson Creek to address current and future health and patient care needs.

The vision of the Dawson Creek & District Hospital (DCDH) Replacement Project is to create a model of excellence in health care that will incorporate modern best practices and standards for the hospital, as well as meet the future needs of the region.

Project Overview

We are building a new, state-of-the-art hospital in Dawson Creek to address current and future health and patient care needs.

The new hospital will improve the healing environment and provide culturally safe care for residents of the Northeast. It will benefit patients, families, physicians and staff through strengthened existing services. The project will support recruitment, retention, and engagement of health care workers and bring local economic benefits to the City of Dawson Creek, surrounding areas, and local Indigenous communities.

The new hospital will be approximately 24,500 square metres (263,000 square feet) and will include:

24 additional beds, bringing the total up to 70 beds, all of which will be single rooms with ensuite washrooms.
An emergency department that is double the size of the existing one, with a treatment spaces increasing from 10 to 15.
Support for new moms and families through a perinatal unit including labour, delivery, recovery and post-partum rooms and a nursery.

Improved mental health service delivery with a new in-patient suite and an increase of beds from 15 to 18 plus two high observation rooms.
Space for a laboratory, medical imaging, and physical rehabilitation.
A range of surgical services as well as ambulatory care including cancer care, IV therapy, respiratory therapy, and visiting specialists.
A spiritual room for use by people of all faiths and cultures that can accommodate cultural ceremonies such as smudging.
Improved regional pharmacy services that meet the new National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities guidelines and requirements.
Culturally safe and welcoming spaces that are designed with input and feedback from surrounding Indigenous communities as well as the local community.
Increased parking capacity with over 300 parking stalls for patients, visitors, and staff.

The new DCDH is being built in Treaty 8 territory, the ancestral home of the Beaver, Cree, Saulteau, Sicannie (Sikanni), and Slavey.

Northern Health acknowledges the hospital serves the communities of Blueberry River First Nation, Doig River First Nation, Fort Nelson First Nation, Halfway River First Nation, Kelly Lake Communities, Prophet River First Nation, Saulteau First Nations, and West Moberly First Nations; as well as Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous populations within the Peace Region of Treaty 8 territory.

The budget for the project is approximately $590 million which will be shared by the provincial government, through Northern Health, and the Peace River Regional Hospital District.

A Project Update: August 2019

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Northern Health is currently in the business case planning stage for the Dawson Creek & District Hospital Replacement Project.
Part of that planning requires some pre-engineering and testing work, a portion of which will take place on the Northwest corner of the Northern Lights College (NLC) property. NLC is supportive of this work and the disruption on that site will be minimal.