The main hospital opened in 1951, said Ted Garrard, SickKids Foundation CEO, and the facility's newest building is itself 25 years old. "You can't practice 21st century medicine in a 1949 building," Garrard told CBC Radio's Here and Now. But the fundraising campaign isn't just for the new buildings, Garrard said. When the hospital was first built, some 87,000 people contributed to that fundraising campaign. "We hope there's going to be minimal disruption to patients and their families and that they'll continue to get world-class care," he said.

Source: CBC News October 27, 2017 16:30 UTC