On June 28, 2023, Alberta Health Services received the largest financial gift in its history. The Arthur J.E. Child Foundation gifted $50 million to the Calgary Cancer Centre. In honour of this gift, the centre will officially be named the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre (The Arthur Child). For more information on the Arthur Child, including videos, news, and photos please visit: Together4Health.

Highlights

• With an investment of $1.4 billion, the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre is the largest government infrastructure project in the province.
  • The project remains on time and on budget. Construction will be complete in 2022 and the building will then be handed over to AHS, to get ready for patients.
• The new Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre will engage patients at the centre of a multidisciplinary health system, enabling access to comprehensive cancer care services in a world-class facility.
  • In fact, the extensive scope and integration of cancer care services at the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre will make it one of the most comprehensive cancer centres in the world.
  • Integrated research across the spectrum will further optimize care with focus on prevention, early detection, precision medicine and psychosocial care.
• Operationally, the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre will include both inpatient and outpatient services. Services are based on clinical priorities as identified by AHS and include:
  • more than 100 patient exam rooms;
  • 160 inpatient unit beds;
  • more than 100 chemotherapy chairs;
  • increased space for clinical trials;
  • 12 radiation vaults, with three more shelled in for future growth;
  • new on-site underground parking with 1,650 stalls.
  • outpatient cancer clinics; clinical and operational support services and research laboratories

Project Timelines

• Project construction: Late 2017 - 2023
• Detailed Design: Mid 2017 – Early 2020
• Operational Readiness: Early 2020 - 2023
• Building commissioning AHS: 2022-2023
• Public opening: 2024

Developed by

• Alberta Health Services & Alberta Infrastructure

Owned by

• Alberta Health Services

Operated by

• Alberta Health Services