The announcement follows Thursday\u0027s long\u002Dawaited approval of a new cancer treat facility at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
Eby said the Nanaimo cancer centre is expected to offer radiation therapy, an outpatient ambulatory care unit and the latest diagnostic technology.
Health Minister Adrian Dix said he expected the business plan for the treatment centre to receive approval by the end of this year, followed by a construction tender process, with the facility slated to open in the summer of 2027.Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson said the centre ensures many patients in Nanaimo and in communities north of the city on Vancouver Island will be treated closer to home rather than travelling hundreds of kilometres south to Victoria’s cancer facility.
“We know the last thing people should be thinking about when they are fighting cancer is how close they are to their family and friends,” she said.Spring subscription sale: Our in-depth journalism is possible thanks to the support of our subscribers. For a limited time, you can get full online access to the Vancouver Sun and The Province, along with the National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites, for just $40 for one year or $1 a week for 52 weeks.
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