Territorial Acknowledgement
The new Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) is being built on the unceded traditional territory of Cowichan Tribes.
September 18, 2024: Call for artists interested in enhancing healing environments at the future Cowichan District Hospital
To enrich healing environments indoors and outside the new Cowichan District Hospital, expected to open in 2027, Island Health is pleased to announce a call for artwork to be commissioned for display at the site. Local artists are invited to contribute their creativity and vision to foster spaces of healing, hope and comfort for patients, families, staff, medical staff and volunteers. Visit the Art@CDH webpage to learn more and join us for our Artist Engagement event at the Cowichan Community Centre on November 1, 2024.
May 23, 2024: Celebrating a major milestone
On May 23, we celebrated a major construction milestone for the future CDH. To commemorate structural completion of the Diagnostic & Treatment Centre, project partners gathered to watch as crews raised a 12-metre steel beam into the roof of the top floor, with more than 1,000 signatures from staff at the current hospital, team members working on the build, and community partners. Click on the image below to watch a video from the event and check out our Flickr albums for more photos of the Topping Off Celebration and our Healthcare staff beam signing/BBQ.
Wednesday, August 4, 2023: Join us for a tour of your new CDH!
You don’t need wings to fly through the new Cowichan District Hospital. Join us for an uplifting tour of the future Diagnostic & Treatment Centre, Patient Registration and lounge spaces, Emergency Department and an inpatient unit, and get a sense of what the new facility will look like when it opens for patient care in 2027.
Building a community of care for a community that cares
The vision for a new Cowichan District Hospital reflects the deep partnerships and respectful collaboration that makes the Cowichan Valley an exceptional place to live, work and learn.
The plan for a new hospital, with capacity for 204 beds, is strengthened by an innovative approach to delivering integrated health services across the Cowichan Region.
From hospital care to primary and community health solutions designed to meet the current and future health needs of people in the region, Island Health is committed to building a community of care for a community that cares.