New $60 million donation to fund patient tower at St. Joseph's Health Centre

Rochelle Raveendran · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 24, 2025 10:01 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

A record-breaking $60 cardinal donation to St. Joseph's Health Centre successful Toronto's westbound extremity volition spell towards gathering a caller diligent tower, the infirmary says. 

The donation, by Peter Gilgan, laminitis and CEO of Mattamy Asset Management, is the largest in the centre's history, according to a quality merchandise from the hospital. 

"This historical and generous donation by Peter Gilgan volition assistance further that record, serving much patients than ever earlier and protecting Ontario's health-care strategy for generations to come," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said successful a statement. 

The caller diligent operation volition summation exigency and surgical capacity, grow intelligence wellness services and "open doors to innovation, including advancements successful artificial intelligence," the infirmary said. 

Gilgan and his six siblings were calved astatine St. Joseph's Health Centre, the infirmary said. With these latest funds, helium has present donated implicit $70 cardinal to the wellness centre.

"This acquisition is profoundly personal," Gilgan said successful a statement. "I'm arrogant to enactment this translation truthful St. Joe's tin proceed caring for families similar excavation for the adjacent century."

Gilgan has besides present donated implicit $100 cardinal successful full to Unity Health Toronto, the infirmary web that includes St. Joseph's Health Centre. This marks the largest cumulative donation to the network, according to the quality release.