Trillium Health Partners, the hospital system that runs Credit Valley Hospital and Mississauga Hospital, marked a major construction milestone on Friday, Jan. 16, raising the final structural beam at The Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre.
The new building is going up on the hospital network's existing Queensway campus in Etobicoke, its third site. Once finished, it will bring all of Trillium's rehabilitation and complex continuing care under one roof, care that Mississauga patients recovering from serious illness, injury or surgery rely on.
The hospital said the beam was signed by more than 1,200 patients, family members, staff, government partners, donors, volunteers and community members before it was put in place.
Today’s beam signing brings together Team THP, patients, government and system partners, donors and community members around a shared goal: to improve care, elevate health, and help communities thrive.
— Karli Farrow, president and CEO, Trillium Health Partners
Where the project stands
With the structure now at full height, Trillium says the project is 40 per cent of the way to substantial completion. Crews are moving on to the next phase, which involves enclosing the building and finishing the interior spaces where patients will be treated.
Construction began in April 2024, after EllisDon Corporation was awarded a $1.3-billion fixed-price contract to build and finance the project. Trillium says patients are expected to move into the new tower, and the project is scheduled to be fully complete, in 2029.
What patients can expect
According to the hospital, every patient room will be private, with more than 350 rooms designed with input from patients and care teams. Plans include therapy spaces on every floor, dedicated areas for group rehabilitation, outdoor therapy areas, plenty of natural light and digital tools meant to support coordinated care and quicker clinical decisions.
Trillium says putting rehabilitation and complex continuing care in one place should make transfers between units smoother and safer, and help patients get home sooner. Building on land the hospital already owns also keeps costs down, it said.
Why it matters in Peel
Demand for this kind of care is climbing as the population ages. Trillium notes that Peel Region is one of the fastest-growing areas of Ontario and is projected to see a 74 per cent increase in its population of older adults by 2046. The hospital also says its catchment population has grown by the equivalent of an entire city over the past 20 years.
Ontario's health minister tied the project directly to Mississauga's needs.
Together with Trillium Health Partners, we are improving access to rehabilitation and complex continuing care for the growing communities of Mississauga and West Toronto.
— Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
The centre is named for Peter Gilgan and the Gilgan family, whose donation, together with provincial funding, made the project possible, according to the hospital and its foundation. Trillium said the work also involves Infrastructure Ontario and EllisDon.
