NOVEMBER 12, 2024 (Etobicoke, Ontario) – Today, Trillium Health Partners begins major renovations at the Queensway Health Centre as part of its Trillium HealthWorks project, the largest investment in health care infrastructure renewal in Canadian history. With modern diagnostic equipment, upgraded oncology pharmacy spaces and renovations to the Biomedical Engineering department to deliver top-quality care, these renovations will meet the evolving needs of a rapidly growing community.
“This significant investment in state-of-the-art equipment and spaces at the Queensway Health Centre represents our mission to deliver a new kind of health care for a heathier community,” said Karli Farrow, President and CEO of Trillium Health Partners. “As we build and renovate at the future home of The Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre, we are reimagining care around the whole person through better integration, communication and advanced technology – we are creating a new standard for care that puts our patients and their families at the centre of everything we do.”
MPPs Christine Hogarth, Rudy Cuzzetto, Deepak Anand and Sheref Sabawy joined Trillium Health Partners’ CEO Karli Farrow to highlight how this important investment, along with the new patient tower at the future home of The Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre, will pave the way for a new kind of health care.
“Our government is making historic investments in Ontario’s health care system,” said Christine Hogarth, MPP for Etobicoke–Lakeshore. “We are proud to be bringing more high-quality medical services to Etobicoke-Lakeshore that will serve our growing community now and for decades to come.”
Key upgrades to the Queensway Health Centre include:
- State-of-the-art equipment for the Cator Family Diagnostic Imaging Program, including new MRI, CT and fluroscopy units.
- This new equipment will improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosis and treatment and allow Trillium Health Partners to provide 25% more MRI scans with shorter wait times for patients.
- Improved spaces and experience for patients, families and support services.
- An upgraded oncology pharmacy to meet modern standards and enable the delivery of top-quality care to patients receiving cancer treatment.
- The expansion of the Biomedical Engineering department, where the hospital’s medical equipment is maintained, will support and accommodate the hospital’s growing capacity.
QUICK FACTS
- Trillium Health Partners provides almost 20,000 ultrasounds annually at the Queensway Health Centre.
- With the addition of the new MRI at the Queensway Health Centre, the total number of MRIs across Trillium Health Partner’s three hospital sites will increase to five.
- Currently, 24,000 MRI scans are provided to patients annually across all Trillium Health Partner’s hospital sites. The new MRI machine will allow for an increase of up to 30,000 scans for patients every year.
- The contract for the MRI renovation project has been awarded to PCL Constructors Canada Inc. and the CT, fluoroscopy and ultrasound renovations have been awarded to Newgen Construction Corporation.
- The renovation project is scheduled for completion by 2026.
- The future home of The Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre will include a new tower with over 350 beds, all in private rooms, to increase the capacity for care in the community.
ABOUT TRILLIUM HEALTH PARTNERS (THP)
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based hospital systems in Canada. Comprised of Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities. Trillium Health Partners is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto, is an associate member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and a proud member of Mississauga’s Ontario Health Team. Trillium Health Partners is committed to reducing inequities and improving health in the community. Visit www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca.
