Modernizing St. Michael's Hospital
November 29, 2011 9:15 AM
McGuinty Government Providing Families Better Care Closer To Home, Creating Jobs
Ontario will expand and renovate Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital to give families better access to high-quality care, and create hundreds of local jobs.
Planning is underway for the renovation and construction project that includes:
- A new 17 floor state-of-the-art Patient Care Tower that will house:
- new patient care space for cancer treatment
- intensive and critical care units, and surgical suites
- diagnostic services, such as CT Scans
- 110 in-patient care beds;
- Renovations to the Bond and Queen wings to accommodate outpatient care clinics, an expanded emergency department and nutrition clinic; and
- Renovations to accommodate a new satellite dialysis unit.
In addition to improving care for families, the project will also spur the local economy, creating up to 850 jobs on site during construction.
Investing in modern and efficient hospitals that support the needs of our aging and diversifying population is part of Building Together, Ontario's long-term infrastructure plan. Ontario will continue to make significant investments in public infrastructure over the next decade to improve the quality of life for families.
Quick Facts
- St. Michael's Hospital is a 520 bed hospital that has been serving families in Toronto since 1892.
- Wait times for cancer surgery at St. Michael's Hospital have been reduced by 51 per cent since 2005.
- Ontario has invested in over 100 major hospital capital projects since 2003. This includes 20 brand new hospitals that are either completed or underway.
Learn More
- Read more about the multi-year Building Together infrastructure plan.
- See Ontario's 2011 Progress Report on health care.
Contacts
- David Jensen
Communications Branch
416-314-6197
media@moh.gov.on.ca - For public inquiries call ServiceOntario, INFOline
1-866-532-3161
(Toll-free in Ontario only) - Media Line
Toll-free: 1-888-414-4774
GTA: 416-314-6197
media@moh.gov.on.ca - Zita Astravas
Minister's Office
416-327-9728
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
ontario.ca/health


