By The Canadian Press

Billionaire businessman Jim Pattison gives $75 million to new Vancouver hospital

Mar 28, 2017 | 1:21 PM

VANCOUVER — The campaign to build a new hospital in Vancouver got a $75 million boost on Tuesday from billionaire businessman Jim Pattison.

The president and CEO of the Jim Pattison Group made the donation to the St. Paul’s Foundation, which called it the largest ever in Canada by a private citizen to a medical facility.

The campaign is raising $1.2 billion to replace the downtown St. Paul’s Hospital.

The new hospital is slated to be built on 7.5 hectares of land three kilometres from downtown on the False Creek Flats, with an estimated completion date of 2024.

The new hospital will provide emergency and critical care, along with specialized surgical services.

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Dick Vollet, president and CEO of the St. Paul’s Foundation, said the donation helps realize goals set for the new hospital.

The Canadian Press