Ontario Government Investing in Innovative Care
Published 26 June 2013
TORONTO, ONTARIO - Premier Kathleen Wynne toured the new Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto today, where innovative health care services will be offered alongside community-focused public space.
The government worked with Bridgepoint Health to develop the new facility and provided funding to support the project.
This investment is part of the government's commitment to improve health care infrastructure, and ensure the people of Ontario can get the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
The new hospital integrates patient care, research and teaching in multiple complex illnesses such as diabetes, brain injury, multiple sclerosis and stroke. It has 464 beds, including 344 Complex Continuing Care beds and 120 rehabilitation beds.
Bridgepoint Hospital has extensive features to support rehabilitation, including a large in-ground therapy pool and therapy gyms on each floor. It also has several community-focused spaces that are open to the public, including a rooftop garden, a library and an auditorium.
The new facility is part of the government's plan to create integrated, patient-centred health care services that address the needs of communities across Ontario.
QUICK FACTS
- The new Bridgepoint Hospital is a LEED® certified, 680,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility.
- Bridgepoint’s administrative building is located in the historic Don Jail, which has been restored and renovated. Some cells and the gallows have been preserved for historical purposes.
- At the peak of construction, approximately 600 workers were on site daily, providing a sizeable boost to the Greater Toronto Area economy by directly and indirectly supporting and creating hundreds of jobs.