Vancouver General Hospital Campus Master Plan

[madog222]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Generally speaking just less tearing down and more building. I think it's an ok plan overall, but why so much park space at the end? Leaving those buildings up would be the answer IMO.

As stated above there is a ~$300M renovation going on there now, after a similar sized project recently completed. I would hope that isn't torn down for at least 30-40 years.

This is like asking why the current St Paul’s hospital will be demolished once the new hospital is service.

You’re falling for the sunk cost fallacy. Not demolishing the JPP require costly maintenance for unneeded buildings, that would be the real waste of money.

Also, it’s not park space, just sparsely landscaped open space. Exactly as the current state of the psychiatric facility site along W 12.

[Migrant_Coconut]

Originally Posted by madog222

This is like asking why the current St Paul’s hospital will be demolished once the new hospital is service.

St Paul's on Burrard is falling apart. JP is practically brand-new; if we don't get at least 20-30 more years out of it, we're wasting money.

[madog222]

Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

St Paul's on Burrard is falling apart. JP is practically brand-new; if we don't get at least 20-30 more years out of it, we're wasting money.

The towers at St Paul’s and the JPP are the same age.

No one, anywhere, is even suggesting demolishing the JPP in less than 30-40 years.

[jollyburger]

Sure everyone wants to maximize health care dollars but is VCH that stupid that they would get rid of a perfectly good building to replace it with a temporary garden for no reason.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by madog222

This is like asking why the current St Paul’s hospital will be demolished once the new hospital is service.

You’re falling for the sunk cost fallacy. Not demolishing the JPP require costly maintenance for unneeded buildings, that would be the real waste of money.

Also, it’s not park space, just sparsely landscaped open space. Exactly as the current state of the psychiatric facility site along W 12.

St. Paul's is over a hundred years old.

Talking about demolishing a building they are not even finished renovating over a decade and something like $750M should raise a few eyebrows.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by madog222

The towers at St Paul’s and the JPP are the same age.

No one, anywhere, is even suggesting demolishing the JPP in less than 30-40 years.

What are you talking about?

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

What are you talking about?

The St Pauls Providence Buildings are from 1983/1991.

JPP was built in 1991/1996 podium completion/tower completed 2003. JPP North is from 1981.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

The St Pauls Providence Buildings are from 1983/1991.

JPP was built in 1991/1996 podium completion/tower completed 2003. JPP North is from 1981.

The website lists those buildings as 1979 and 1988. https://web04.hli.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/maps/Tower_map.pdf

Regardless we are talking about surgery and ICU areas that are in the middle of a renovation to the latest standards.

SPH has not had any real money put into their acute care areas in decades because the new hospital has been in the works for a long time. It's apples and oranges.

To put it in perspective, the new ORs and associated areas going into JPP will be at the same standards as the new SPH, and actually open after SPH. Throwing out some plans talking about tearing down a wing of the new SPH would be laughed out of the room.

[jollyburger]

Information session if anyone wants more information on the project

A community information session is scheduled for Wednesday, February 18, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Paetzold Auditorium - Jim Pattison Pavilion Main Floor, 899 W 12th Avenue. Enter through the Vancouver General Hospital Main Entrance (see map below). City Staff and the applicant team will be available to answer any questions and provide information on the proposal.

[jollyburger]

Flythrough

• Video Link

[jollyburger]

Pretty much identical to what we already know but this is the response to the new development placement.

Given that Oak-VGH Station at Laurel is identified as a primary VGH gateway, can you clarify whether alternative phasing or massing approaches were explored that would have concentrated more institutional weight toward the Laurel/Oak interface and potentially retained the heritage building, rather than shifting the campus centre of gravity eastward?
Chris asked 4 days ago

Thanks for your question. The applicant has advised the following: The western half of the campus is already fully occupied by existing patient-care buildings, including the Jim Pattison Pavilion and Leon Blackmore Pavilion. This significantly limits opportunities to add new buildings in that area without disrupting continuous patient care. The only non-patient care buildings in this zone are Laundry and Research Pavilion, which have been identified as the first set of buildings to be demolished to create space for the first new building on campus. After this, there is no additional developable capacity on the west side unless non-patient care buildings on the eastern half of the campus are demolished and replaced with new buildings. As a result, subsequent redevelopment must occur where replacement of non-patient-care buildings is feasible, so the location of available sites naturally concentrates future new buildings on the east side of the campus.

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/855-w-12-ave?tool=qanda#tool_tab