The B.C. government is proceeding with the next phase of expansion of the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.
A health ministry news release says phase two will include a new acute care tower and an expanded emergency department.
It says the new facilities, which will be owned and operated by Fraser Health, will include 229 new beds, more MRIs, a neonatal intensive care unit and a rooftop heliport.
It says work on the new phase will begin on Thursday.
