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both local and regional patients,” said Rosanna Morris, MD Anderson’s senior vice president and chief operating o cer. Missouri City will also see a new Kelsey Seybold Clinic . Meanwhile, both Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital and Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital are undergoing renovations aimed at better meeting the needs of the area’s patients. Houston Methodist’s $20.7 million emergency department expansion will add ve treatment rooms, 11 results pending rooms, 14 observations spaces and an additional CT machine, while Memorial Hermann’s $231 million expansion includes a new north tower with 52 additional patient beds, surgical suites, expanded emergency care and a neonatal intensive care unit.
Health care developments The Sugar Land and Missouri City area has several health care developments recently completed or underway. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Sugar Land 1
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A number of new health care facilities are underway or recently opened in Sugar Land and Missouri City as the area matures. At the center of additions is the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center coming to Sugar Land. The 470,000-square-foot facility, which broke ground last March, will be the company’s largest Houston- area location outside of the Texas Medical Center and will feature expanded services from its leased space at St. Luke’s Health. An additional MD Anderson facility is set to come to Highway 6 in Missouri City to provide breast diagnostic imaging services. “This not only will help make our care more convenient for local patients ... but it also will help increase access to care outside of our Texas Medical Center campus, potentially decreasing wait times for
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Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Missouri City The 34,000-square-foot clinic will have space for up to 22 providers for services including: 6
Additionally, Gulf Coast Blood unveiled a new donor center in Sienna in late May.
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residents, attracts talent and investment, and reinforces Sugar Land’s reputation as one of the region’s premier business and health care destinations,” Penate-Johnson said. Meanwhile, Missouri City City Manager Angel Jones said that beyond just providing health care services, the new facilities can also provide new jobs and help diversify the city’s tax base and economic pro le. “Missouri City is well-posi- tioned for this type of growth because of our location, our diverse and growing popula- tion and our commitment to thoughtful development,” Jones said. “We want to continue building a community where families can live, work and access essential services with- out having to leave the city.”
79.18% from 7,283 in 2014 to 13,050 in 2024, data shows. “It’s a normal trend that more mature cities are going to experi- ence—as communities tend to be mature and their population tends to mature with them,” said Jeronimo Cortina, director of faculty research initiatives for population health at the University of Houston.
The new developments and expansions come as the areas mature with the population beginning to age. In Sugar Land, the population over 65 has grown 119.31%—from 9,658 in 2014 to 21,181 in 2024—according to ve-year esti- mates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Meanwhile, Missouri City’s 65-plus community has grown
Both Sugar Land and Missouri City o cials said they were excited to see the continued health care investments in the area as demand grows for acces- sible services closer to home. Alba Penate-Johnson, eco- nomic development assistant director for the city of Sugar Land, said the city has seen “signi cant momentum” in health care and life sciences development due to various factors, including the county’s population growth and the city’s redevelopment. Rather than trying to replicate the Texas Medical Center, Sugar Land’s vision is to become a premier suburban health care and life sciences hub that com- plements the broader Houston medical ecosystem. “Ultimately, the city’s goal is to continue building a health care ecosystem that supports
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