| University Hospital of Northern British Columbia | |
| Location: | Prince George, British Columbia |
| State: | British Columbia |
| Country: | Canada |
| Coordinates: | 53.9118°N -122.7643°W |
| Type: | acute care, cancer care, trauma centre |
| Emergency: | Yes - Level III trauma centre[1] |
| Affiliation: | University of Northern British Columbia, University of British Columbia |
| Beds: | 219 |
| Founded: | 1960 - as Prince George and District Hospital |
The University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) is the largest Level III trauma centre in Northern BC. UHNBC is a teaching hospital that supports the Northern Medical Program, a joint medical program by the UBC Faculty of Medicine and the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) for training doctors in British Columbia, Canada.[2]
Multiple predecessors have been succeeded by what is now the University Hospital. The first major one being a railway construction hospital in 1914 (although a log hospital had already been built). A private hospital was also built. A hospital called the 'Pine Manor" hospital opened in 1918.[3] The immediate predecessor to the University Hospital was opened in 1945 and had 112 beds by the time the University Hospital came around.[4]
By the 50s it was decided that a new hospital was needed and on 14 May 1958 a sod turning ceremony took place for the new hospital.[3]
The hospital was opened on Saturday, 16 January 1960 by provincial health minister Eric Martin. Tours were given on both Saturday and Sunday to over 7,000 people.[4] [5] When it initially opened, the hospital had 125 beds and cost $2.04 million (equivalent to $19.23 million in 2022)