Billions of dollars are being spent on hospital construction projects in North Texas, including the new Parkland Memorial Hospital and UT Southwestern's William P. Clements Jr.University Hospital, according to a KERA report.
UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas last year completed construction of its $800 million William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, the facility that will replace the aging St. Paul University Hospital. Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas recently announced the new $1.3 billion Parkland hospital will officially open to patients Aug. 20. It will replace the current ParklandMemorialHospital.
But these latest projects are only part of the hospital building boom in North Texas, which is expected to continue, according to the report. The report attributes the growth to a number of factors, including low building costs and a population boom in the region.
Here are 10 things to know from the report about past and ongoing construction projects in North Texas:
1. The new 17-story Parkland hospital, which is twice the size of the original facility, has 862 beds, nearly 30 operating rooms, a 120-bed emergency department, four-level atrium, parking for 2,000 vehicles and a central energy plant.
2. The new Parkland hospital is more than 2 million square feet.
3. It is anticipated that more than 30,000 people will come through Parkland each day.
4. William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital is 12 floors and includes 460 single-patient rooms, 72 adult ICU rooms and 40 emergency rooms. The hospital is 1.3 million square feet.
5. The William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital includes "the latest in medical diagnostic equipment, private rooms with switchable privacy glass, and a tricked out laundry chute," according to the report.
6. Last year, Baylor Medical Center at McKinney (Texas) added nearly 50 beds and dedicated areas for oncology and orthopedic surgery.
7. Last year, Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie (Texas) opened, replacing a century-old facility.
8. With Texas Health Resources, a new 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation center in Arlington, set to open in June 2015, the existing square footage of a new emergency center in Fort Worth was tripled.
9. A two-story expansion of the existing JohnPeterSmithHospital patient care pavilion in Fort Worth is expected to be completed this spring.
10. A new south tower on Cook Children's Medical Center's main campus in Fort Worth is expected to open next year.
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