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The Fort St. John Hospital and Residential Care Facility is a landmark healthcare redevelopment project that transformed the delivery of acute and residential care services across northeast British Columbia. By replacing aging facilities with an integrated healthcare campus, the project expands access to high-quality care, improves operational efficiency, and creates a modern healthcare environment designed to support the region's growing population and evolving healthcare needs.

ACCIONA delivered the project through a public-private partnership as concessionaire, design-build contractor, and long-term facility manager. The development includes a 55-bed acute care hospital, a 123-bed residential care facility, and an integrated services building providing centralized food, laundry, and material services. Designed to achieve LEED® Gold certification, the campus reflects ACCIONA's commitment to delivering sustainable, patient-centred healthcare infrastructure.

Construction of the integrated healthcare campus required the seamless coordination of acute care, residential care, and shared support services within a single facility while meeting rigorous healthcare performance standards. The project incorporates advanced structural, mechanical, and electrical systems together with sustainable building technologies that create a highly efficient healthcare environment capable of supporting changing models of care while reducing long-term operating costs and environmental impacts.

Designed using evidence-based planning principles as a participant in the internationally recognized Pebble Project, the facility creates environments that promote healing, improve patient outcomes, and enhance staff efficiency. Elder-friendly design features, single-patient rooms, landscaped outdoor spaces, abundant natural daylight, and calming interior finishes provide a welcoming environment that prioritizes patient comfort and well-being. ACCIONA also provides long-term facility management services, helping ensure the hospital continues to deliver safe, efficient, and sustainable healthcare while serving as a regional healthcare hub for northeast British Columbia.

GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION

  • Client: Northern Health Authority and the Province of British Columbia
  • Location: Fort St. John, British Columbia
  • Contract Type: Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM)
  • Contract Value: C$297.9 million
  • Project Team: ACCIONA and Stewart Olsen (Bird Construction)
  • Project Status: Completed in 2012

PROJECT SCOPE

  • Approximately 31,300 m² (337,000 sq. ft.) integrated healthcare campus
  • 55-bed acute care hospital
  • 123-bed residential care facility
  • Integrated services building providing centralized food, laundry and material services
  • Design, construction, financing and long-term facility management under a DBFM model
  • Designed to achieve LEED® Gold certification

INNOVATION & SUSTAINABILITY

Innovation was central to the design of the Fort St. John Hospital and Residential Care Facility. As a participant in the Pebble Project, the facility applies evidence-based design principles that use research to improve patient recovery, staff effectiveness, and overall healthcare outcomes. Features such as healing gardens, natural daylight, calming interior finishes, ergonomic workspaces, and flexible care environments create a more supportive experience for patients, families, and healthcare professionals.

Sustainability was also a key project objective. Designed to achieve LEED® Gold certification, the facility incorporates energy-efficient building systems, sustainable materials, and long-term operational efficiencies that reduce environmental impacts while providing a healthier indoor environment.
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