Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children has received a $100-million donation from Canadian billionaire Peter Gilgan, the largest single donation made to the hospital, according to a news release Monday.

The donation is part of a $1.3-billion Sick Kids VS Limits campaign and will fund the building of a new patient tower on University Ave. named after Gilgan, according to the Sick Kids release.

“In conjunction with a commitment from the Government of Ontario, and support from other donors, this gift will help Sick Kids continue to advance children’s health through exemplary clinical care, breakthrough research, and teaching excellence both at home and around the world,” said Dr. Ronald Cohn, president and CEO for Sick Kids, in the release.

The Peter Gilgan Family Patient Care Tower is expected to break ground in October.

It will house critical care and in-patient units and include private one-family rooms, dedicated mental-health beds, a blood and marrow or cellular transplant therapy unit, specialty operating theatres, advanced diagnostic imaging facilities and a vastly expanded emergency department.

Gilgan founded Mattamy Homes, Canada’s largest homebuilder, and placed 775th on the Forbes Billionaires 2019 list.

“I’m in a privileged position to be able to make this gift, and I know it’s going to be used to help children today and in the future live longer and healthier lives,” he said in the release.

Ted Garrard, CEO of the Sick Kids Foundation, said Gilgan’s gift will be “transformative” for the hospital.

“Today’s gift takes us closer to reaching our goal of raising $1.3 billion through philanthropy and will undoubtedly inspire the community to help us continue to build the momentum needed to unleash the full potential of Sick Kids,” Garrard said in the release.

The Sick Kids vs Limits campaign runs through to March 31, 2022. So far, the hospital has raised more than $914 million as part of its goal, according to the release.

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