Peter Gilgan Patient Care Tower, St. Michael’s Hospital Redevelopment Project

The challenge was to expand critical care, surgical, and emergency services while modernizing aging hospital infrastructure. Equally important was the need to accommodate advanced medical technologies, increasing patient volumes, and specialized programs serving some of the hospital’s most critically ill patients.

We developed the new glass-clad patient care tower to expand and upgrade critical care services. The design provides larger patient rooms, decentralized workstations, and expanded facilities for orthopedic surgery, oncology, coronary care, respirology, and critical care programs. Eight new operating rooms accommodate advanced medical imaging equipment, while a new two-story structure replaces a century-old hospital wing and doubles emergency department capacity.

The redevelopment transforms the patient and caregiver experience through modernized clinical environments and expanded access to care. By increasing capacity for emergency, surgical, and specialty care programs while creating a foundation for future growth, the Peter Gilgan Patient Care Tower strengthens St. Michael’s Hospital’s ability to serve Toronto’s evolving healthcare needs.