CONCORD, Ont. – Media were invited to tour the new Mackenzie Vaughan hospital currently under construction just north of Toronto. The 350-bed smart hospital will comprise 1.2 million sq. ft. and is scheduled to open in 2020, with potential for future expansion to as many as 550 beds. Read More

TORONTO – SickKids Foundation has announced the SickKids VS Limits campaign with a fundraising goal of $1.3 billion, the largest in Canadian healthcare history. The aim is to build a new Hospital for Sick Children to replace an aging and outdated facility. Read More

VANCOUVER – Newborns, children and expectant mothers from around the province will be cared for in the new Teck Acute Care Centre, located on the campus of BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital. The facility was officially opened by Premier John Horgan, healthcare workers and patients. Read More

TORONTO – BMO Financial Group announced a $21 million gift to seven academic hospitals affiliated with the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine in support of advancing science, research and the enhancement of patient care. Read More

TORONTO – University Health Network (UHN) announced that The Peter and Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation is increasing its support to the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) with a transformative gift of $100 million. This gift, which will bring the Munks’ support of UHN and the PMCC to more than $175 million since 1993, will primarily be used to develop a data-driven digital cardiovascular health platform that reduces costs, advances medical research, and improves the outcomes of patients with cardiac and vascular disease. Read More

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Mackenzie Health has been recognized by HIMSS Analytics for achieving Stage 6 on the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Adoption Model (EMRAM). Mackenzie Health is the first Canadian hospital with a full-suite Epic EMR and one of four Ontario community hospitals to have achieved this designation to date. Read More

VANCOUVER – St. Paul’s Foundation announced the largest donation in Canadian history by a private citizen to a single medical facility. This unprecedented donation will support the transformation of healthcare for British Columbians with the creation of the new St. Paul’s at the Jim Pattison Medical Centre, a world-class medical and research centre in the heart of Vancouver. Read More

TORONTO – Ontario is investing up to $358 million to give patients faster access to high-quality care at Etobicoke General Hospital. The project includes four new storeys and 250,000 square feet of new space for the services needed most by the community, such as emergency and critical care. Read More

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Hospital has been roiled by allegations that the former head of its facilities and planning department oversaw a massive scheme to defraud the hospital of money in exchange for luxury trips, work on employees’ homes and cottages, payments and other benefits from contractors. Read More

MONTREAL – To the outsider, the super-hospital at the Glen site is shiny, clean, and most importantly, new. But inside the modern building, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has garnered the unfortunate nickname, among some employees, of ‘Glentanamo.’ Read More