People in Campbell River and the Comox Valley will soon benefit from two new hospitals opening next year.
The Comox Valley Hospital, located in Courtenay on Lerwick Road, will be 428,400 square feet in size with 153 beds.
The 347,700 square-foot, 95-bed Campbell River District Hospital will be adjacent to the existing hospital on 2nd Avenue.
The pair will offer mostly single-patient rooms with private bathrooms.
“Building these two new leading-edge hospitals will ensure residents will receive the best care and service available for many years to come,” said Charlie Cornfield, chair of the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District.
Construction on the new North Island hospitals is 90 per cent complete.
Both locations will open to the public in September 2017.
“I know how important these new hospitals are to people in the region and the excitement is starting to build knowing the completion date is drawing nearer,” said Comox Valley MLA Don McRae.
