Ontario spent nearly $800 million on a new hospital tower in Toronto

TORONTO – Ontario is spending nearly $800 million on a new hospital tower in Toronto.

The new 15-storey tower at University Health Network's Toronto West Hospital will have 82 patient beds and 20 operating rooms, the province said.

The project should be built by 2028.

The province says the new facility will increase surgical capacity by 20 percent.

UHN President Kevin Smith says the investment will enhance Toronto Western's ongoing work in complex neurological and orthopedic cases.

The province is investing $794 million in the project after previously providing a $34 million planning grant.