Ontario commits $800M to new Toronto hospital tower
The Ontario government is investing nearly $800 million in the construction of a new patient tower at University Health Network’s (UHN) Toronto Western Hospital.
Once complete in 2028, the new 15-storey tower, located on the current Toronto Western Hospital campus on Bathurst Street in downtown Toronto, will add 82 patient beds and 20 operating rooms.
“This new tower will help provide modern and high-quality care to the more than 450,000 people who visit Toronto Western Hospital each year,” said Premier Doug Ford.
With the investment, UHN will be able to increase the number of surgeries completed by more than 20 per cent over the next 10 years, to provide high-quality care to more people and reduce surgical backlogs. The tower also includes modern digital infrastructure and a more comfortable space for family members and other visitors.
"UHN’s Toronto Western Hospital has served Toronto and, increasingly, the province for more than 100 years,” said hospital President and CEO Dr. Kevin Smith. “Our surgical teams perform some of the most advanced surgical procedures to treat the most complex patients. We’re incredibly grateful to the Government of Ontario for this remarkable investment which will help UHN enhance our pioneering work particularly in caring for complex neurological and orthopedic cases from across the province."
With nine sites and more than 18,500 staff, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto Rehab, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and The Michener Institute of Education.
Flagship program areas at UHN include cardiology, transplantation, neurosciences, vision, arthritis, surgical innovation, genomic and regenerative medicine, oncology, infectious diseases, social medicine, and rehabilitation medicine.