UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas has laid the foundation for its new $800 million University Hospital, which is slated to open in 2015, according to a hospital news release.
The new University Hospital will include 460 all-private patient rooms; office and support space for clinical researchers; an integrated electronic health records system; operating room robotics and an onsite education center.
The hospital will replace the current University Hospital — St. Paul, which opened in 1963 and cannot be expanded or renovated to handle growing capacity needs or medical technologies.
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The new University Hospital will include 460 all-private patient rooms; office and support space for clinical researchers; an integrated electronic health records system; operating room robotics and an onsite education center.
The hospital will replace the current University Hospital — St. Paul, which opened in 1963 and cannot be expanded or renovated to handle growing capacity needs or medical technologies.
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