Vernon hospital construction set to launch this week

VERNON – A multi-million dollar construction project to finish the top two floors of Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s Polson Tower is set to begin Wednesday.

There will be a ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday to mark the construction start.

Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster will be in attendance.

The price tag on the new inpatient unit is $29.6 million, a cost shared by the provincial government, the North Okanagan Columbia Shuswap Regional Hospital District and the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation.

The unit will feature 60 beds; 14 new ones and 46 relocated from elsewhere in the hospital. The majority of the rooms will be single-patient.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at chelston@infotelnews.ca or call 250-309-5230. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Charlotte Helston grew up in Armstrong and after four years studying writing at the University of Victoria, she came back to do what she loves most: Connect with the community and bringing its stories to life.

Covering Vernon for iNFOnews.ca has reinforced her belief in community. The people and the stories she encounters every day—at the courthouse, City Hall or on the street—show the big tales in a small town.

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