PHOTO: Top of the Tower

Work has reached the top floor on the new 17-storey patient care tower at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.

The design, build, finance project being constructed by Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd. will connect existing hospital wings and provide state-of-the-art facilities for respirology, orthopedics, oncology and critical care, ambulatory services including a pre admission facility and diagnostic imaging, two intensive care units, perioperative services, four inpatient units and space for future growth. Renovations on the existing building will include expansion to the undersized emergency department, ambulatory care including an infusions centre and clinics, administrative offices and perioperative services including post anesthetic care unit renovations. The owner is St. Michael’s Hospital (planning) and completion has been scheduled for late 2019. The architects/designers for the project featured on Page 1 are NORR Architects and Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc. Subcontractors include: Urban Mechanical (mechanical); and OZZ Electric Inc. (electrical).