Build Peel Memorial

The new Peel Memorial

What is the new Peel Memorial?

The new Peel Memorial will be a multi-storey patient tower, with 250 inpatient beds when it opens and space to build more in the future. When combined with the existing services already operating at the Peel Memorial site, the new Peel Memorial Hospital will offer additional inpatient beds, as well as new and enhanced outpatient clinics and services. It will also be home to a 24/7 Emergency Department that will replace the existing Urgent Care Centre. The new tower will include many new beds for patients recovering from an acute care stay who require specialized care before they can safely return home. Many of these patients currently occupy acute care beds at Brampton Civic Hospital that are badly needed for other patients, including those waiting in our busy Emergency Department.

This represents an exciting step for Osler, Brampton and the surrounding community, and will support increased hospital and health care capacity for years to come.

When will we see what the new Peel Memorial will actually look like?

The current stage of planning focuses on the services that will be housed within Peel Memorial and the physical spaces needed to support them.

As we advance to the next stage of the project, the community will see initial draft architectural renderings that will evolve as design and planning progresses. Once more detailed graphics are available, they will be shared broadly with the community through meetings and other opportunities to come together to discuss the project.

Where will the new patient tower be built?

The new patient tower will be built on the current area occupied by the Seniors’ Park – the area to the northwest of the existing building. Both buildings at Peel Memorial will be connected to ensure safe and convenient access to all services and programs and will operate as one facility.

When will shovels be in the ground and when will the new Peel Memorial open its doors?

Osler is currently proceeding through the required stages of approvals with the Ministry of Health and Infrastructure Ontario, while pre-construction site activity continues. We look forward to starting early construction to prepare the site in 2024, with full construction beginning in 2025. As with all construction projects, dates are subject to change.

How will the community be engaged around the development of the new Peel Memorial?

A number of community groups, Osler’s Patient and Family Advisory Council, patients and caregivers, as well as other individuals/groups have been important contributors to the development of the new Peel Memorial. The community has also been engaged through Telephone Town Hall meetings where the project has been discussed with opportunities for questions and input. We will continue to engage and seek ongoing input to help shape the design of the programs and bring the new hospital to life.

Local share

Why is Osler asking the City of Brampton to help pay for the new Peel Memorial?

In Ontario, the Government funds 90 per cent of hospital construction costs. Communities are responsible for the remaining 10 per cent, as well as covering all equipment costs – this is called the “local share”.

About 70 per cent of hospital redevelopment projects in Ontario involve some form of municipal funding, and many larger municipalities use designated levies to fund a contribution. Osler is requesting municipal funding from the City of Brampton to support 50 per cent of the estimated local share for both the new Peel Memorial and the proposed cancer care centre to be located at Brampton Civic Hospital.

Community support is critical to ensure hospitals can continue to meet current and future health care needs. Osler continues to work with its municipal partners, William Osler Health System Foundation, and the community towards reaching the project’s local share goal.

Future hospital expansion

What is Osler doing to advocate for a third hospital?

Osler is proud to have set out an ambitious plan to transform Peel Memorial into Brampton’s new hospital. With continued and significant growth in the community, the hospital will have a significant positive impact on health care capacity, and set the stage for the eventual third hospital in Brampton.

As health care services and infrastructure continue to be an important part of the City’s urban planning, we continue to engage with the City of Brampton and Ontario Government to advance these discussions.