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Planning is advancing for\u00a0an 11-storey patient tower<\/a> at St Joseph\u2019s Health Centre in Toronto\u2019s Parkdale\u2013High Park area, backed by a record $60 million donation from Peter Gilgan, the founder of Mattamy Asset Management, the parent company of\u00a0Mattamy Homes<\/a>. Designed by\u00a0Cumulus Architects<\/a> for\u00a0Unity Health Toronto<\/a> and\u00a0Infrastructure Ontario<\/a>, the 11-storey facility would rise on the footprint of the existing parking structure and adjacent Sunnyside buildings on the southeast corner of the hospital campus, and would expand emergency, surgical, and mental health services.<\/p>\n The new patient tower would add over 7,400m\u00b2 of institutional space across 11 storeys and one underground level, replacing aging infrastructure with up-to-date facilities. Plans call for a significantly expanded Emergency Department, 13 new operating rooms, 38 intensive care beds, and two full floors dedicated to mental health services. More than 300 new single-patient rooms, each with a private washroom, are included, improving infection control. A new sterilization centre, pharmacy, and updated diagnostic and support services will support clinical functions. Designed to accommodate future growth, the tower would also include initially ‘shelled’ floors that would provide an additional 72 beds once opened in the future.<\/p>\n Gilgan\u2019s gift is the largest donation in St Joseph\u2019s Health Centre\u2019s history, and one of several contributions he has made to healthcare across the GTA. Born at St Joe\u2019s alongside his six siblings, Gilgan, speaking at the announcement, remarked that the hospital was \u201cwell past its best-before date\u201d and expressed hope that his contribution would inspire community support. The new facility is set to carry his name in recognition of the donation, which adds to his $325 million in total healthcare giving, including past gifts to Trillium (at Mississauga<\/a> and Queensway<\/a> campuses),\u00a0SickKids<\/a>, and St Michael\u2019s<\/a>.<\/p>\n The new tower is part of an Ontario government push to modernize the province’s healthcare infrastructure, particularly in fast-growing urban areas. Serving a catchment of 500,000 people, St Joseph\u2019s plays a critical role in delivering acute and mental health care in Toronto\u2019s west end. Hospital CEO Dr. Tim Rutledge described the project as a turning point for community-based care, with design features that incorporate both pandemic-era lessons and long-term flexibility. Community members and donors echoed the need for upgraded facilities, citing overcrowding and outdated wards.<\/p>\n The announcement at St Joe\u2019s came just a day before shovels hit the ground in Mississauga, where construction is now underway on the 2.8-million ft\u00b2 Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital. Backed by a $14 billion provincial investment, the new Trillium Health Partners facility will triple the size of the existing campus and eventually become Canada\u2019s largest teaching hospital. Plans include a 22-storey patient tower with over 950 beds, a major emergency department, and the 200,000 ft\u00b2 Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children. Once complete, the hospital is expected to bring in 2,400 new healthcare workers and roughly 400 additional physicians to serve Peel Region\u2019s growing population.<\/p>\n UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development, but in the meantime, you can learn more about it from our Database file, linked below. If you’d like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n UrbanToronto has a research service,\u00a0UTPro<\/a>, that provides comprehensive data on development projects in the Greater Golden Horseshoe \u2014 from proposal through to completion. We also offer\u00a0Instant Reports<\/a>, downloadable snapshots based on location, and a daily subscription newsletter,\u00a0New Development Insider<\/a>, that tracks projects from initial application.<\/p>\n <\/imgx><\/imgx><\/imgx><\/imgx><\/div>\n