BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY
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Hay is anticipating the addition of around 150 full-time equivalent employees and about 25 addi- tional specialists will need to be hired to support Texas Health Plano’s expansion. One way the hospital is working to fill those positions is through a graduate medical education program, which will provide the hospital with 30 residents annually. Texas Health also partners with local education entities, including Plano ISD and Collin College. The hospital sponsors PISD’s health science academy, and Collin College students have accounted for more than 100,000 hours of clinical rotations at Texas Health over the last year. Michelle Millen, Collin College’s dean of academic affairs for health sciences, said that partnering with local hospitals has been a focus for the school. “We want to make sure that we are a good partner to our hospitals by developing prepared employees,” she said.
Sept. 2023: Work begins on six-story parking garage Nov. 2024: New garage finishes construction Summer 2025: New tower begins construction Fall 2028: Patient tower opens
Degrees awarded in health professions and related programs at Collin College
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Hay said that the new tower is set to finish construction in 2028, opening the door to additional expansions. “Until we get this extra capacity added that can create some extra elbow room for us to grow into, we don’t have anywhere else to grow,” he said. “Once we get the tower, we should have some space that will support our high acuity services.”
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