Whitehorse General Hospital expansion estimated at $1.1 billion and would need 500 new staff

The Yukon Hospital Corporation estimates its proposed expansion of Whitehorse General Hospital will cost about $1.1 billion and need about 500 more workers over time, officials told MLAs in the legislature on Nov. 9. The plans include 56 new inpatient beds, four new operating rooms and eight intensive care beds. Crowding has forced some patients into makeshift spaces such as an old kitchen and meeting rooms. Early work includes moving a water main and preparing the site, and maternity ward renovations are expected to start in spring. Officials say the full expansion could take five to seven years to complete.