"Our new ambulatory center for women strives to treat women as a whole, offering the most appropriate care for their individual situation and incorporating the most recent advances in health care practice and technology," said Dr. Guylaine Lefebvre, chief of obstetrics and gynecology.

The renovations include bigger examining rooms, where the patient will remain while various health care professionals come to her, and bigger ultrasound rooms, with space for partners and relatives to be present. The architect for the project was from Diamond + Schmitt Architects, who also designed the hospital's new Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute.

St. Michael's specializes in high-risk pregnancies and serves the inner city population, including at-risk women.

We have the only obstetrical trauma unit in the Greater Toronto Area We are the only hospital in Canada performing robotic myomectomies, a minimally invasive technique for removing uterine fibroids We pioneered the use of an infant passport, a portable health record and information booklet for young pregnant homeless or other marginalized women, which offers incentives to seek prenatal care

Source: St. Michael's Hospital