Funded by both local donations and public money, the hospital opened less than a half mile (800 metres) from the old commercial downtown of Richmond Hill.

Since its inception, the hospital has undergone several expansions to cope with the rapid population growth of Richmond Hill, the latest of which was completed in 2009.

[7] All pneumonia patients were treated in isolation until a pulmonologist could assess them to eliminate SARS as a cause.

[8] Patients referred to this unit must be medically able to receive dialysis away from the hospital and find this location more convenient.

The hospital has one of two dialysis centres in York Region, and received a new 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit in 2005.