On December 14, 2007, the Province gave the green light for a new $18.8-million state-of-the-art emergency department at Victoria General Hospital, to benefit the growing population of south Vancouver Island. Pictured is Health Minister George Abbott with MLA for Saanich North and the Island and Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell (left) and Dr. Stephen Wheeler, director of emergency services and trauma for VIHA, who participated in an trauma demonstration at Victoria General Hospital. “A new, modern emergency department for Victoria General Hospital will triple the size of the current facility and will provide state-of-the-art emergency, trauma and pediatric care to patients on Vancouver Island,” said Abbott.
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