Construction on the Brandon Regional Health Centre’s major critical‑care expansion is entering its final stages, marking one of the most significant upgrades to Westman health care in decades. The project includes a new 16‑bed Intensive Care Unit, a 30‑bed Internal Medicine Unit, and renovations to create a dedicated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, dramatically increasing the hospital’s ability to care for patients with complex needs.
According to the Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation, the expansion is part of its long‑term “Foundation for Care” vision, which focuses on modernizing clinical spaces, improving patient comfort, and ensuring families across Westman can access advanced treatment closer to home. The Foundation highlights the importance of community support in helping equip new units with specialized technology, patient‑care tools, and enhanced family spaces — all essential components of a modern critical‑care environment.
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Contractor Trotter & Morton, working in partnership with Centec Electric and Controls, notes that the project represents a large‑scale commercial healthcare build, involving extensive electrical, mechanical, and systems upgrades to support the new ICU and related units. Their work includes major infrastructure improvements required for critical‑care ventilation, monitoring, and emergency power systems — all of which must be completed before the unit can open.
Prairie Mountain Health has indicated that interior finishing, equipment installation, and staff orientation are underway as the project moves toward its expected summer 2026 opening. The expanded ICU will be the only one between Winnipeg and Regina, reducing transfers and keeping more patients in Brandon for life‑saving care.
Are they on budget for $12 million?
Neither the Foundation nor the contractors publicly list a final project cost, and no available source confirms whether the expansion remains on budget. The $12‑million figure has been referenced in past planning discussions, but no current documentation verifies the final or current budget status.
ICU Room sponsorships still available
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for ICU rooms in the Brandon Regional Health Centre’s new expansion, the $25,000 naming levels are all spoken for higher levels of $50,000, and $100,000 are still avalaible for individuals, corporations, groups, or organizations. The BRHC Foundation continues to welcome community support as the expanded ICU moves toward completion. For more details on how to contribute, visit A Foundation for Care | BRHC Foundation.
