Design and pre-construction work is underway for a new $24.4-million energy centre at Delta Hospital which will bolster its power systems while meeting the needs of the hospital and future projects such as the Beedie Long-Term Care Centre and installation of an MRI at the site.

The new energy centre will increase electrical capacity at the site and provide the infrastructure needed to support future hospital expansion, including modern services and equipment planned for the years ahead.

“Our government continues to invest in Delta to support modernized health care to serve a growing and aging population,” said Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North. “This important project will play a key role in delivering the Beedie Long-Term Care Centre project as well as the hospital’s MRI and other significant future projects.”

Energy centres, which house generators, transformers, switchgears and other equipment, also play an important role in disaster-proofing hospital campuses so they can remain operational during events like power outages, floods and earthquakes.

“This new energy centre will ensure Delta Hospital has the capacity and resilience required to accommodate other new technologies, additional services and future growth in our community, enabling our residents to access more care, closer to home,” said Lisa Hoglund, CEO, Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation.

Construction of the energy centre is starting in summer 2027 and expected to complete in spring 2028. Pre-construction and design work is currently underway.