UHN buys 15-storey building downtown to support cancer care, research and education
CBC
University Health Network (UHN) has bought a 15-storey, 210,000 square foot building in downtown Toronto to support programs in cancer care, research and education, the hospital network announced on Friday.
Services at the building, located at 522 University Ave., may include an early cancer detection program and a prostate cancer centre, according to a news release.
"We're looking for more than incremental expansion. We're looking at transformative solutions," said Kevin Smith, president and CEO of UHN, at an announcement in the building on Friday morning.
The new addition may also be home to a centralized "Cancer Digital Intelligence team" that will use advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence to improve care, the release said.
UHN currently has 10 sites, according to its website, including Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital.
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre "has experienced growing patient volumes and has reached capacity," the release said.
It said funds from the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation will partly support operations in the new building.
Speaking at Friday's announcement, Premier Doug Ford said fighting cancer "has a special spot in my heart."
He added, "I think everyone in the country [has] a friend or family member that has been affected by this terrible disease."
The premier's brother, former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, died in 2016 after being diagnosed with cancer two years earlier.
"We'll put every resource we have to continue being the leaders in the world in making sure we save more people," Ford said.
Cancer rates are expected to rise by 77 per cent by 2050, Smith said, citing data from the World Health Organization.
It remained the leading cause of death in Canada in 2023, according to Statistics Canada.
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University Health Network (UHN) has bought a 15-storey, 210,000 square foot building in downtown Toronto to support programs in cancer care, research and education, the hospital network announced on Friday.
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