MGH campus transformation
MGH’s campus transformation continues with major renovation work. Patients and visitors can expect to experience noise, hallway closures and detours around the hospital. Learn more about our campus transformation.
#CountdownToThomsonCentre: Check out MGH’s new parking garage
#CountdownToThomsonCentre shares the features of Michael Garron Hospital’s (MGH) new Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre, also known as the Thomson Centre, which opens to patients, families and caregivers on January 23, 2023. Follow along as we count down to the opening by marking different milestones and highlighting the ways the Thomson Centre helps improve the care MGH provides the community!
This week, we’re highlighting MGH's new four-level parking garage below the Thomson Centre.
The entrance to the new parking garage is located on Sammon Avenue between Coxwell Avenue and Knight Street.
Once parked, individuals will take dedicated parking elevators upstairs to the Thomson Centre where they can conveniently access patient registration and our outpatient and inpatient areas.
Features of MGH’s new underground parking garage
- Over 400 parking spaces available over four levels
- More than half of the spaces are reserved for the public, including MGH’s patients and visitors
- Remaining spaces are reserved for MGH staff members
- Secure bike parking area for staff with spaces for up to 129 bicycles
Benefits for patients and community
- Expanded parking options on campus: The addition of more than 400 parking spaces to MGH’s campus will make on-campus parking more accessible to staff and the public and decrease the use of off-site and street parking.
- Convenient access to hospital: Patients, visitors and staff can easily access the Thomson Centre without going outside or crossing a busy street. This is especially convenient for outpatients who make frequent visits to the hospital.
- Environmentally minded: Ten dual electric vehicle charging stations are installed throughout the underground garage, allowing up to 20 vehicles to charge simultaneously (coming soon!)
- Improved safety: The underground garage is equipped with stations that will connect individuals directly with MGH’s security team in the case of an emergency.
Other important information
The Thomson Centre parking garage opened to the public on November 1, 2022! Access the parking garage by using the entrance on Sammon Avenue between Coxwell Avenue and Knight Street.
The upper floors of the Thomson Centre will not officially open until January 2023. Therefore, individuals using the garage before then will be guided through a designated route to the current hospital. For more information, please visit our parking page.
Take a look at MGH’s new underground parking garage in the Thomson Centre in the video below!
Want to learn more about MGH’s new Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre? Check out other stories in our #CountdownToThomsonCentre series.