Alberta has chosen a site for a new stand-alone Stollery Children’s Hospital at the corner of 122 Street and 51 Avenue on the University of Alberta’s South Campus in Edmonton.

“Selecting the site for a new stand-alone Stollery Children’s Hospital is a major step forward towards building a hospital that will serve children in Alberta, the rest of western Canada and the territories,” said Minister of Infrastructure Martin Long. “This location gives us the space and flexibility to plan a modern facility that puts children and families first.”

As an undeveloped green space, the location would allow construction to begin without the need to demolish or relocate existing buildings, helping streamline the project timeline to deliver on the province’s commitment to build another major hospital in the City of Edmonton. A new stand-alone Stollery Children’s Hospital is vital to Alberta as it will support high-quality pediatric care and address the increasing demand for specialized children’s health services.

Alberta’s government began investing in the Stollery project in 2021 with an initial $1 million, matched by the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation. Budget 2025 invested another $11 million over three years to advance the planning and design for the new children’s hospital which will serve families across Edmonton, northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

Planning is currently underway to determine the hospital’s space, service and infrastructure needs. The planning phase is anticipated to be complete in 2026.

The current Stollery Children’s Hospital opened in 2001 and operates within the aging University of Alberta Hospital and the Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre. The facility is Western Canada’s referral centre for pediatric cardiac surgery and a national leader in organ transplants for children.