Health care
BY BRADLEY DOUNTZ & AUBREY HOWELL
$282.5M expansion coming to Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital will see its third major expansion since 2016 amid the region’s growing population. The big picture The $282.5 million expansion is centered on the addition of a new eight-story patient tower that will bring additional inpatient beds, o cials announced in an Oct. 23 news release. “We are making this strategic investment in response to the phenomenal growth of the greater Katy community along with our ongoing commitment to create personalized and com- passionate experiences for our patients,” said Jerry Ashworth, senior vice president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Katy and Cypress hospitals. Looking back The hospital is nearing the end of its $167 million expansion, which began in 2022, and has added: • 100 patient beds • A third professional o ce building, housing a pediatric outpatient rehabilitation center • An expanded emergency center • Parking garage Additionally, the hospital added the East Tower
Memorial Hermann opens new plaza The nal clinic at Memorial Hermann’s new Children’s and Women’s Medical Plaza opened its doors this March, marking the near completion of the $17 million project. What residents need to know The plaza, located at 23964 Katy Freeway, Katy, aims to be a one-stop experience for the growing Katy area population, o cials said. What to expect The plaza o ers treatment that covers both standard and complex needs, with services including: • Pediatric primary care and multispecialty care • Advanced outpatient pediatric
The expansion will center on a new eight-story patient tower.
Expansion features include:
Women’s and children’s services The pediatric emergency center
Surgical services
The laboratory and pharmacy
Kitchen and cafeteria
Advanced imaging services
rehabilitation services • Women’s care services
A rooftop helipad
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and a second professional o ce building as part of a 2016 expansion. Going forward The project is slated to kick o this summer, o cials said.
The plaza also works with pre-existing services at the hospital.
Houston Methodist Comprehensive Care Center now serving Cinco Ranch Houston Methodist o cials cut the ribbon April 10 on the new $62 million Cinco Ranch compre- hensive care center, bringing more primary care, specialty care and physical therapy options for Katy area residents. The details CINCO TERRACE DR. CINCO ROSE DR.
Also of note The center also has several features to make patient visits more e cient, including: • Pre-arrival electronic check-in • Self-check-in kiosks • Automated text updates • Ambient arti cial intelligence listening • Real-time location systems • Two-way digital communication systems Stay tuned More specialties are set to open throughout the year, including cardiology, orthopedics, neurology, gastroenterology and ENT services.
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The 67,000-square-foot, three-story center— located at 6601 Cinco Rose Drive—has 68 exam rooms and more than 30 physicians on-site, Opera- tions Manager Carolyn Mohsenzadeh said. Patients also have access to on-site lab services and advanced imaging, including screening mammograms, bone density scans, X-rays, MRI and ultrasounds.
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“Everything is designed for the patient in mind and the patient at the center, and that’s always where we’re at at Houston Methodist.” HOUSTON METHODIST CEO DR. MARC L. BOOM
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