(Submitted photo/Teck Resources).

By Aaron Schulze

Royal Inland Renovations

Teck donates $2.5 million towards RIH’s emergency department; using copper to reduce disease spread

Apr 4, 2022 | 8:06 AM

KAMLOOPS — Teck Resources Limited (Teck) donated $2.5 million towards Royal Inland Hospital’s new emergency department.

In a news release Monday (April 4) morning, Teck and the RIH Foundation announced the new Teck Emergency Department will have antimicrobial copper surfaces and equipment to help protect patients and health care workers by reducing the spread of infectious disease. Teck says that copper has unique antimicrobial properties and is proven effective in eliminating up to 99.9 per cent of harmful bacteria within two hours of contact.

Teck states the newly renovated emergency department will offer expanded care and enhanced patient outcomes in Kamloops.

“Royal Inland Hospital provides care in the same region as our Highland Valley Copper operation and we’re very proud to make this important contribution supporting the health and wellbeing of health care workers, patients and the public for years to come,” Don Lindsay, Teck president and CEO says.

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The redevelopment of the RIH emergency department is a part of Interior Health’s Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Tower Phase 2 renovations. Construction of the new Teck Emergency Department begins in July 2022 and will take place in phases, with the department remaining open to patients for the duration of the project. Phase 2 renovations are scheduled to be complete in 2026.