Odlum Brown Helps to Transform Mental Health Care at Royal Columbian Hospital
The new Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre at Royal Columbian Hospital has greatly expanded the capacity available for […]
Coast Capital Continues to Support Royal Columbian Hospital With $30K Donation
Over the past several years, Coast Capital has generously contributed $90,000 to the areas of greatest need at Royal Columbian […]
Southern Railway of BC (SRY) Continues to Support Areas of Greatest Need at RCH
Southern Railway of British Columbia (SRY) is a major transporter of freight in British Columbia. Based in New Westminster, they […]
Quay Pacific Continues to Support Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation with More Than $10K Donation
Since 1998, Quay Pacific has provided strata & rental management and real estate services to communities throughout Greater Vancouver. They […]
Constructing a crown jewel
Building bridges was Michael Kazda’s first career choice coming out of engineering school. But his path over the years has instead led him to a field that he considers more challenging but equally gratifying: the construction of hospitals. He’s overseen a few so far across the country, including the multi-storey Acute Care Tower currently being built at Royal Columbian Hospital.
Transformation
The ‘crown jewel’ of Royal Columbian Hospital’s $1.49 billion redevelopment – a new Acute Care Tower – is increasingly taking shape since construction started in 2021.
Giving Tuesday gratitude follows $405K in gifts to Royal Columbian
New Westminster, B.C. – {December 3, 2021} – Donors to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation have demonstrated record-breaking generosity during Giving […]
Construction starts on next phase of Royal Columbian Hospital revitalization
New Westminster, B.C. – {March 3, 2021} –Work is underway on a new acute care tower as the redevelopment of […]
Planning for a pandemic
Pandemics and infection control measures have long been on the radar of healthcare planners. Previous international outbreaks, including SARS and Ebola, have made the topic a key consideration in the design of hospitals, including Royal Columbian Hospital’s current $1.49 billion redevelopment.
Lasting memories
When the Royal Columbian Hospital School of Nursing opened its nurses’ residence in Sherbrooke Centre in 1963, guests would present themselves to the ‘house mother’ who used an intercom to alert young nursing students.