Nanaimo Regional Hospital District

Updated on November 20, 2025

Nanaimo Regional Hospital District

Regional Hospital Districts provide annual capital funding to health authorities to support healthcare facilities under the Hospital District Act. The Nanaimo Regional Hospital District (NRHD) provides funding to Island Health. This funding is for designated facilities, including equipment, land and physical structures.  

The NRHD has its own budget and is governed by a Board of Directors. 

Priority Projects: Investing in Healthcare  

The NRHD has five major areas of focus for capital planning and advocacy. These are:  

  • A patient tower replacement 
  • A new cancer centre  
  • A cardiac catheterization lab  
  • A new high acuity unit 
  • A long-term care facility  

These facilities, except for the long-term care facility, will be located at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH).  

Nanaimo is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country and this growth will increase the strain on our healthcare system. These projects will provide much needed health facilities and services to serve the growing and aging population.  

For these projects to be feasible, we need to start saving now. The NRHD tax requisition was almost doubled in 2022 and between 2022 and 2024, there has been a 28.2 per cent tax requisition increase each year.  In 2025, the NRHD tax requisition was reduced to 21 percent.  The goal is to create reserves that can reduce the reliance on debt and prepare the NRHD to meet its partnership funding obligations.  

For the priority projects, the NRHD has committed 40 per cent of the capital costs for three NRGH projects and the long-term care facility. The NRHD is advocating for the costs related to the cancer centre be paid 100 per cent by the province.  

Funding and Financing  

NRHD funding supports:  

  • Nanaimo Regional General Hospital  
  • Oceanside Health Centre 
  • Three care facilities:  
    • Dufferin Place in Nanaimo  
    • Trillium Lodge in Parksville  
    • Eagle Park Health Care Facility in Qualicum Beach  

The NRHD provides funding for capital equipment and projects for these facilities. The province, through Island Health, provides the remaining funding.  

For the NRHD, the funding is comprised of:  

  • Annual minor capital grants for equipment  
  • Projects funded through a tax requisition  
  • Major capital project support, funded through borrowing  

Each year, Island Health reviews priority projects and determines the cost of implementing those projects. Island Health then submits a request to the NRHD Board for consideration. Hospital Districts are required to approve a provisional budget on or before December 31 each year. Unlike local governments, Hospital Districts are not required to hold public consultations on their budgets. Questions about the budget may be directed to the RDN or Island Health. 

Budget Bylaws & Budgets

Financial Statements

 

Board Members  

  • Janice Perrino (Chair) 
  • Ian Thorpe (Acting Chair) 
  • Jessica Stanley 
  • Vanessa Craig 
  • Lauren Melanson 
  • Bob Rogers 
  • Leanne Salter 
  • Lehann Wallace 
  • Stuart McLean 
  • Teunis Westbroek 
  • Doug O'Brien 
  • Sean Wood 
  • Mark Swain 
  • Leonard Krog 
  • Sheryl Armstrong 
  • Paul Manly 
  • Tyler Brown 
  • Ben Geselbracht 
  • Erin Hemmens. 

Contact  

For the RDN, please contact: 

Tiffany Moore, Chief Financial Officer 
250-390-4111  
1-877-607-411  
tmoore [at] rdn.bc.ca (tmoore[at]rdn[dot]bc[dot]ca)  

For Island Health, please email vislandhealth.info [at] viha.ca (vislandhealth[dot]info[at]viha[dot]ca).