A campaign to bring in specialized cancer care infrastructure to the East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook remains ongoing, even as dialogue between local and provincial officials continues to be ambiguous.
Plans are underway to build a new building at EKRH that will include expanded renal and oncology departments. However, given that it is a completely new build, local officials with the Kootenay East Regional Hospital District are pressing for the inclusion of radiation therapy infrastructure, which requires a specialized vault or bunker.