SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and St. Louis-based SLUCare Physician Group are embarking on a $550 million academic medical center and ambulatory care center in St. Louis.
The new facility features more than 800,000 square feet of space, 316 private patient rooms, an expanded Level I trauma center and emergency department, larger intensive care units, expanded patient parking, green space and areas that can accommodate future campus expansion.
The new SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital campus will be adjacent to the current facility. Construction of the facility is expected to exceed 2.2 million workforce construction hours and a team of more than 600.
Groundbreaking will take place Aug. 31, 2017, with a projected completion date of Sept. 1, 2020.