Jimmy Pattison donates $30 million towards Royal Columbian Hospital's new tower

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The B.C. billionaire has a track record of donating to health\u002Dcare infrastructure projects.

The Royal Columbian is in the second phase of a $1.49-billion redevelopment project that would boost its capacity by 50 per cent to 675 beds and improve care to some of the province’s most critically ill patients.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

In 2017, Pattison donated $75 million for the future St. Paul’s Hospital on False Creek flats, the largest donation in Canadian history by an individual to a single medical facility. “Royal Columbian hospital has the most critical set of treatment options of any hospital in the Fraser Health region including one of the busiest cardiac centres in all of Canada, if not B.C.”Article content

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Gross. Health care funding should not depend on a gift from an under taxed multi billionaire.

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