A proposal by Trillium Health Partners to build a major redevelopment and expansion of the Queensway Health Centre is expected to be decided this week.

Etobicoke York Community Council members will decide on June 17 if a nine-storey inpatient hospital wing at 150 Sherway Dr., containing 416 beds to the north of the existing hospital, and a new eight-storey parking structure with 910 spaces will go ahead.

The hospital has been raising funds and lobbying government officials to get a green light so they can “provide more patients with the right care in the right place at the right time.”

This new wing would be connected by a covered walkway to the existing hospital building and pedestrian entrances would be from The West Mall side.

In addition to the 910 parking spots within the new proposed parking garage structure, 527 existing surface parking spaces unaffected by the new buildings would remain bringing the total number of parking spaces to 1,437 for the entire site. The proposal also would also provide 124 new bicycle parking spaces.

“The project aims to increase the capacity of health care services for the community,” Queensway Health Centre officials say. “It is also working with partners to advance plans for new long-term care beds and palliative services in Mississauga.”

Organizers have raised $38.8 million for the hospital to ensure they are able to provide high-quality care and meet the increasing demands.

The site will be located at the southwest corner of The Queensway and The West Mall, where some small hospital buildings stand.

The hospital says they are gearing up for the next 20-years and to meet this demand, they are planning major expansion projects at the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre.

Trillium Health Partners is one of the largest community-based hospital systems in Canada, which includes the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre.

The hospital last year received over 1.7 million patient visits and 276,003 visits to the hospital’s Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centre. This is a significant increase from previous years. They have also performed 65,520 surgeries and delivered 8,364 babies.