The Ontario Government and Trillium Health Partners (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) have started construction on the new Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital in Mississauga, according to a news release.
The 2.8-million-square-foot project triples the size of the existing teaching hospital and will include a 22-story patient care tower with 350 beds, bringing the total number of beds to more than 950.
The $14 billion project will also include nine new and 14 enhanced operating rooms, a new 24/7 emergency department, advanced diagnostic imaging facilities, a new pharmacy, and clinical lab. The Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children will also be housed in the new tower and span more than 200,000 square feet, including a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Read more about Trillium Health Partners here.