A new patient care tower will see the addition of 100 new inpatient beds. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford and MPP Donna Skelly. Photo Credit: Donna Skelly/X.
The Ontario government recently announced an additional $10 million to support the redevelopment of Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) Juravinski Hospital in what will be the single-largest health infrastructure project in HHS history.
The Ontario government investment is in addition to $7.5 million that was already announced.
Through the redevelopment, local Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Donna Skelly (Flamborough-Glanbrook) says that Juravinski Hospital will become “the largest inpatient hospital facility in south central Ontario” with more than 500 inpatient beds.
A new patient care tower will see the addition of 100 new inpatient beds in single-patient rooms which will reportedly provide 70 per cent more space for patient care.
There will also be renovated and expanded infrastructure to support an increase in outpatient care and support programs including general and orthopedic surgery, adult cancer care, intensive care, and general medicine.
The emergency department will also be modernized.
Tracey MacArthur, the President and Chief Executive Officer for HHS, said that the redevelopment “will bring the hospital’s nearly 100-year-old spaces into the 21st century.”
“Our patients and teams expect and deserve nothing less than access to modern, accessible health care facilities to support world-class care. We are grateful for the provincial government’s ongoing partnership and investment in this vital community health project,” she added.
MPP Neil Lumsden, who represents Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, said that the investment “ensures that our community members can continue to get world-class treatment close to home.”
Indeed, the Government of Ontario has invested in multiple other projects in the Hamilton area recently.
Construction is underway for a new Reactivation Care Centre on unused floors at St. Joseph’s Villa in Dundas which is meant to help people transition from hospital to community care.
That 28,000 square-foot centre is expected to open in spring 2026.
The Ontario government also announced that they will be renovating the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also called the Special Care Nursery, at St. Joseph Hospital Charlton Campus to create additional capacity and modernize care.
An additional $5 million from the Ontario government was announced in 2022 to redevelop psychiatric emergency services at the St. Joseph Charlton Campus.
At the time, those plans were in the early stages.
More than $15 million was also announced in 2022 to expand the emergency department at the Hamilton General Hospital “to relieve space and volume pressures, provide additional space for ambulance off-loading and improve wait times for patients.”
And, in the largest project in the Hamilton Area, the $224 million redevelopment of the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby is projected to be complete by mid-2025.
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