The Woodlands Edition - November 2019

HEALTH CARE

PHASE I I EXPANS ION

New tower will add 350 jobs, 100 patient beds to I-45 complex 240M addition at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital breaks ground

The second phase of the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital will take about 2 1/2 years to complete.

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and operating rooms as well as a variety of labs and oces in the main hospital and two medical oce build- ings. According to Sukin, The Wood- lands hospital’s expansion will include an additional patient tower, featuring beds, new operating rooms, and expansions to the diagnostic imaging department and the endoscopy, heart and emergency centers. “As a longtime resident of the com- munity, I have great respect for the sophistication of the population and

Houston Methodist The Wood- lands Hospital opened in 2017. PHASE I

BY BEN THOMPSON Two years aer opening a

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,-square-foot hospital serv- ing The Woodlands area, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital broke ground on an expansion that will bring new beds, rooms and func- tionality to the south Montgomery County campus. In a Sept. groundbreaking ceremony held at the hospital, located at the southeast corner of I- and Hwy. , hospital leadership and community

PHASE I

PHASE II

The hospital expansion will be located in the rear of the facility’s main hospital building.

PHASE II

the interest in having exceptional care here in the community,” Sukin said. “Couple that with a system that has a big vision to lead medicine in all markets we serve, and one which is clear on the expectation of

“WE’VE SET THE STANDARD FOR

members gathered to hear about the million second phase of the campus’s development from several Houston Methodist representatives, including President

SUPERIOR HEALTH CARE, AND THIS COMMUNITY HAS RESPONDEDWITH ITS FULL SUPPORT.” – CRAIG NELSON, HOUSTONMETHODIST THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRPERSON

PHASE I

PHASE II

Campus’s Phase II development is expected to cost

Groundbreaking ceremony held

100 will add:

currently has:

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SEPT. 27 $240MILLION

patient beds

first quarter of 2022 The estimated completion date is set for

operating rooms

delivering unparalleled safety, qual- ity, and service and innovation. The stars have been aligned to bring us to this moment.” Sukin has previously said the expansion will bring about additional health care jobs to the area. According to The Woodlands

and CEO Marc L. Boom, board of directors Chairperson Craig Nelson and The Woodlands Hospital CEO Debbie Sukin. “We knew when we opened this hospital that The Woodlands would hold us to a really high standard,” Nelson said. “This is a community that demands very sophisticated medical care. We’ve set the standard for superior health care, and this community has responded with its full support. And now, we have to grow to continue to ensure that we serve the needs of this community.” Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital currently has patient beds

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Area Economic Development Partnership, the hospital had , employees in .

Following the expansion project’s September groundbreaking, Houston Methodist expects construction will last around / years with an estimated completion date set for the rst quarter of .

HoustonMethodist TheWoodlands Hospital held a groundbreaking ceremony for its $240million expansion project Sept. 27 at the I-45 location.

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