Health care
BY HALEY VELASCO
Health Care Edition
2026
Readers, welcome to your annual CI Health Care Edition! This annual guide dives into the latest news on health care developments to listings of nearby health care facilities in the area. Our team of local journalists do a deep dive on rising health insurance costs, how it a ects residents in the area and some potential future solutions to keep an eye on at the national level. Thank you for reading this year’s guide.
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HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland to undergo $60M expansion
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland is slated to undergo $60 million in an expansion project to “enhance the hospital’s capacity and infrastruc- ture to meet growing needs of the community,” according to a December news release from the hospital. What you need to know The expansion will double the size of the hospital, increasing patient rooms to provide more beds, expanding the emergency room to improve access and reduce wait times, according to the news release. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medic- aid Services, the median ER visit time is over 160 minutes long, while HCA Pearland’s is 141 minutes from arrival to discharge or admission. While the new expansion will tackle lower wait times, it’s also to provide more resources for the nurses and care teams, Chief Nursing O cer Jenn Bowman said in an email May 13.
HCA Pearland bed capacity relative to population Measured at hospital beds per 1,000 Pearland residents.
Coming soon
44 additional inpatient beds
Modernized clinical spaces
Newly upgraded operating room
8 new emergency room treatment spaces
0.30
0.37
0.7
Expanded EMS access, upgraded utilities and additional support infrastructure
2015 (opened)
2026 Mid-2028 (approximate completion)
SOURCES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU HCA PEARLAND COMMUNITY IMPACT
“For our nurses and care teams, this expan- sion represents more than additional space—it means more resources, improved work ows and an enhanced environment to care for patients with compassion and excellence,” she said. “As Pearland’s needs continue to grow, we remain
focused on providing safe, high-quality care to every patient on every visit.” The timeline Construction will start December 2026 with an 18-month project timeline, HCA Pearland’s spokesperson Monica Coleman said.
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