The new BC Cancer centre at the Royal Inland Hospital will bring radiation treatment closer to home for patients and families.
BC Cancer and Provincial Health Services Authority, in partnership with Interior Health, is building a new BC Cancer centre at the Royal Inland Hospital campus to bring radiation therapy closer to home for patients and families facing cancer.
Interior Health and BC Cancer have invited two qualified teams to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) stage to design and build the new cancer centre. It is expected the team will be chosen by May 2025, with construction beginning fall 2025.
The new centre is expected to provide space for:
- Patient arrival and check-in
- Radiation treatment, including shielded treatment rooms, known as bunkers
- High-energy radiation treatment linear accelerators (LINACS)
- Radiation therapy planning
- CT simulator
- MRI scanner
- An outpatient oncology ambulatory care unit, including exam rooms and consult rooms
- Staff support, including offices and workstations
- A parkade
- Additional diagnostic and treatment equipment and services may be identified as a requirement for the new cancer-care centre during the business planning phase
In addition to building a new cancer centre, there will also be upgrades to the community oncology clinic. Hospital upgrades will include the modernization and increase in the number of cancer treatment spaces and exam rooms at Royal Inland Hospital. As well, renovation and expansion of the existing pharmacy will improve functionality, along with the installation of improved dispensing and automated dispensing replenishing area and storage.
The cancer centre is a part of B.C.'s 10-year cancer action plan, which outlines immediate steps to prevent, detect and treat cancers, delivering improved care for people facing cancer now while preparing for the growing needs of the future.
The new cancer centre will be built on the Westlands site at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
Construction is expected to begin in 2025 and complete in 2028.
Join our exciting team and be part of transforming the future of cancer care in B.C. Learn more about the opportunities available at jobs.phsa.ca/bccancer
Learn more about the new cancer centre by visiting EngageIH.
