Saturday, May 31, 2025
Build Nova Scotia announced that site preparation for the new QEII Halifax Infirmary acute care tower has moved to the next phase with blasting complete, marking a milestone in the work.
The next step is mechanically breaking rock that is too close to the existing hospital for safe blasting. While rock breaking is noisy and may be disruptive at times, it is a necessary part of construction.
In February, the province announced the next phase of construction, with the finalizing of an agreement with Plenary PCL Health to build the tower. The new tower is expected to be fully complete and open to patients and providers in the fall of 2031.
The QEII Health Sciences Centre Redevelopment is No. 45 on ReNew Canada’s 2025 Top100 Projects report.
When complete, the new acute care tower will add 216 beds, 16 operating rooms, a 48-bed intensive care unit and an emergency department that is nearly twice the size of the current one. It will also have modern equipment, a satellite diagnostic imaging department in the emergency department, new and upgraded lab spaces and additional treatment spaces.
The QEII Halifax Infirmary construction site is at Bell Road between Robie and Summer streets.
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