RED DEER, ALTA. — Clark Builders has been awarded the construction manager contract to build the new patient tower and expand and renovate the existing hospital building in Red Deer.
The contractor will complete early site preparations such as demolishing the existing annex building and surface parking lot. Initial site preparation is currently underway with a separate construction management team of Shunda Consulting and Construction Management, which was engaged in June 2024 to complete early construction activities.
According to a government release, by early 2025, construction will begin on the new patient tower. Renovations will also begin in specific locations of the existing facility, with a focus on minimizing any disruption to hospital operations.
The project will add 200 inpatient beds, increase the size of the emergency room and add six new operating rooms. Additionally, the redevelopment will add a new medical device reprocessing department, new cardiac catheterization labs and a new centralized power plant.
A new ambulatory building will also be constructed as part of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre redevelopment, but as a standalone project to be delivered using a public-private partnership delivery method, the release reads.
A contract with the successful organization is expected to be in place by May 2025 and construction will begin shortly thereafter.
Alberta’s 2024 Capital Plan is providing $810 million toward a $1.806-billion investment for the redevelopment of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre over the next three years.