University Hospital of Northern British Columbia

The University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) is the largest Level III trauma centre in Northern BC.^{[citation needed]} UHNBC is a teaching hospital that supports the Northern Medical Program, a joint medical program by the UBC Faculty of Medicine and the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) for training doctors in British Columbia, Canada.^[2]

University Hospital of Northern British Columbia
Geography
Location	Prince George, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	53.9118°N 122.7643°W / 53.9118; -122.7643
Organization
Type	acute care, cancer care, trauma centre
Affiliated university	University of Northern British Columbia, University of British Columbia
Services
Emergency department	Yes - Level III trauma centre[1]
Beds	219
History
Opened	1960 - as Prince George and District Hospital
Links
Website	www.northernhealth.ca/find-a-facility/hospitals/university-hospital-northern-british-columbia-uhnbc

History

Multiple predecessors have been succeeded by what is now the University Hospital. The first major one being a railway construction hospital in 1914 (although a log hospital had already been built). A private hospital was also built. A hospital called the 'Pine Manor" hospital opened in 1918.^[3] The immediate predecessor to the University Hospital was opened in 1945 and had 112 beds by the time the University Hospital came around.^[4]

By the 50s it was decided that a new hospital was needed and on 14 May 1958 a sod turning ceremony took place for the new hospital.^[3]

The hospital was opened on Saturday, 16 January 1960 by provincial health minister Eric Martin. Tours were given on both Saturday and Sunday to over 7,000 people.^[4][5] When it initially opened, the hospital had 125 beds and cost $2.04 million (equivalent to $19.23 million in 2022)