NEW Yurkovich Family Pavilion

Launching a New Era of Health Care in Richmond

The new nine-floor Yurkovich Family Pavilion will provide enhanced and increased health care services for Richmond’s growing population including an expanded emergency department, all single-occupancy patient rooms with ensuites, 208 in-patient beds, new surgical centre, and a fully equipped medical imaging centre, to name a few. The new facility will be earthquake safe, constructed above the flood plain, and 100% carbon neutral.

Making Moves

The decant and demolition of the rotunda building, where the IV Clinic, Noakes Maternity Clinic u0026 Outpatient Pediatric Clinic, and UBC academic spaces were previously located, is now complete. The new UBC Medical Education Centre is now also open next to the Milan Ilich Pavilion.

What’s included in the new Yurkovich Family Pavilion?

A brand new emergency department with additional spaces u003cbru003e(86 up from 62)

All single-occupancy inpatient rooms with ensuites

Fully equipped, state-of-the-art Milan u0026 Maureen Ilich Medical Imaging Centre

Increased pre u003cbru003eand post-surgical u003cbru003ecare spaces u003cbru003e(68 up from 26)

Expanded operating rooms at the Greczmiel Family Surgical Centre (11 up from 8)

A short-stay u003cbru003epediatric unit

What’s Happening?

Currently, the new Psychiatric Assessment Unit is being built next to the Emergency Department. The construction of this space will make way for demolition and construction of the new acute care tower.rnrnu003cbru003eu003cbru003eFor more information, please visit u003ca href=https://www.vch.ca/en/richmond-hospital-redevelopment-project target=”_blank”u003eVCH Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Projectu003c/au003e website.

u0022Thanks to donors, a new acute care tower, the Yurkovich Family Pavilion, will mean that finally our facilities will be able to match the calibre of care that our Richmond Hospital medical teams offer.u0022

Dr. Richard Chan Physician, Emergency Department, Richmond Hospital