Cowichan District Hospital Redevelopment

Project info

The Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project is one of the largest healthcare projects on Vancouver Island, and once completed, it will meet Island Health’s commitment to deliver seamless, patient-centred health services within the Cowichan Valley and its surrounding communities.

Located on the unceded traditional territory of Cowichan Tribes, the project has been designed to incorporate culturally safe spaces to accommodate traditional healing practices, cultural practices, traditional foods, a Gathering Space, Indigenous Kitchen, Indigenous Health department and more room for loved ones to support patients. 

The new hospital will be 56,448 square-metres in size, more than three times larger than the current facility and will have capacity for 204 beds. It will be the first fully electric hospital in BC, being built to LEED Gold® standards, and Canada’s first hospital to achieve Zero Carbon Building – Design™ certification from the Canada Green Building Council. 

As design-assist partners, we’re providing virtual design and construction support (VDC) with BIM 3D modelling technology to ensure our systems integrate seamlessly with the building’s mechanical and architectural features.

Now under construction, our teams are delivering electrical and technology solutions, including electrical distribution, lighting, fire alarm, security, structured cabling, and healthcare technology. Our technology scope includes: access control, video surveillance, intrusion, networks, nurse call, wired duress, RTLS, and public address systems.

The Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project is being delivered by the Nuts’a’maat Alliance, which includes Island Health, EllisDon Corporation, Parkin Architects, BC Infrastructure Benefits, and Infrastructure BC. For more information on the project, visit www.islandhealth.ca/newcdh.

Renderings are artistic renderings – details are being finalized during design and construction.