Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre Redevelopment

Patients and visitors to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) will notice changes to traffic flow and parking at the site, as work continues on both the parkade expansion and the hospital redevelopment.

The three public entrances to the RDRHC site will be reduced to two:

• Entrance from 50A Ave. remains open and will be one-way effective Oct. 15, with traffic exiting to 39 St. Please pay close attention to signage for public access.
• Entrance from 39 St., accessed from the west off 52 Ave., remains open as the entrance closest to the public South Parkade.
• Closed effective Oct. 15: The entrance from 52 Ave. between the West public parking lot and Central Alberta Cancer Centre (CACC) parking lot.

As for parking changes at the site, the public should note that the West public parking lot will be closed, effective Oct. 15.

A portion of the Central Alberta Cancer Centre (CACC) public parking lot will also be closed. Members of the public and site visitors are asked to please reserve this lot for patients of the CACC and their family members only.

As a reminder, work on expanding the South parkade continues to necessitate the closure of 39 St. between 52 Ave. and 51 Ave. at this time. The parkade remains open for patients, public and staff parking while construction is underway.

Signage and flag persons are on site to direct traffic. Motorists are asked to please slow down when driving through the site and obey directions. Pedestrians are also asked to please keep to posted sidewalks for their safety around construction traffic.

Planning of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) Redevelopment Project is well underway, with multiple activities occurring within the site which will become the norm as we execute this project over the next several years.

Everyone will start seeing a variety of construction workers, designers and engineers throughout the facility that we are not accustomed to seeing on a usual basis. In addition to providing advanced notification to impacted areas about this increased activity, AHS' Project Team is offering a series of information sessions for staff, physicians and volunteers to share an overview of the project, where we’re at, and where we’re going. Drop-in sessions being offered on these dates:

• Tuesday, August 6
• Thursday, August 8
• Friday, August 16

Sessions will be offered from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., noon to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Dining Room B. Members of the Project Team will be on hand to answer questions.

During their March 14 Information Session on the Project, Alberta Infrastructure shared schematic design drawings of the new patient tower portion of the Project, as well as a video simulating a flyover of the new tower and new power plant. You can view the flyover video here:

• Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre redevelopment flythrough (youtube.com)

Alberta Infrastructure is hosting a public information session to provide updates on the Red Deer Hospital expansion project:

• March 14, 2024, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• The Chalet, Westerner Park, 4847A 19 Street, Red Deer
• Project representatives will be on hand to answer questions.

Staff and physicians are invited to come learn more about the RDRHC redevelopment transition planning work with site and Zone leadership.

When June 26 and 27, 2023

Time: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Where: Critical Care Link (2nd floor)

Drop-in style

Community members are invited to a public information session to learn more about the complex building process, and the roles of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Health and Alberta Health Services (AHS) in capital project delivery.

January 26, 2023