Regional Hospital District Board

Eight members of Nanaimo City Council sit on the RDN's Regional Hospital District Board, providing oversight to issues related to our regional hospital. On February 10 we had a presentation from Island Health which provided some interesting updates. Of course Board priorities include advocating and raising money for major capital projects such as a Cath Lab and a new patient tower. We have also been pushing for a Nanaimo Cancer Centre, which is now scheduled to open on the Nanaimo hospital campus in July, 2028. Also, a long-term care facility in Lantzvillle is proceeding, with a planned opening in fall of 2029. These are good news stories for local health care, and we continue to advocate for the other major projects. In addition, the Hospital Board makes annual decisions on funding to Island Health for minor capital projects to improve hospital operations, for 2026 amounting to $3.5 million. This funding comes from the annual hospital tax levy which residents will see on their City tax requisitions.