Health care
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
It’s been three years since St. David’s HealthCare announced nearly $1 billion worth of Austin-area health care infrastructure projects, including a new hospital in Kyle, and hospital officials said plans are progressing. St. David’s officially acquired land for the Kyle hospital in 2024, and the project will cost upwards of $300 million, St. David’s President and CEO David Huffstutler told Community Impact. The system has faced some delays in its various projects, including the future Leander hospital, but Huffstutler said New St. David’s Hospital in Kyle sees progress
What to expect
St. David’s Hospital services Once fully operational, the Kyle hospital will offer services such as:
St. David’s could open a freestanding emergency center in Kyle before hospital construction begins, depending on when work starts on the Leander facility, Huffstutler said. If Kyle is prioritized first, a full-service hospital with an emergency center would likely be built instead. Huffstutler said he anticipates a decision to be made within the next six months.
A 24/7 emergency department
Inpatient and outpatient surgery
Women’s, maternity and newborn services Lab areas for specializations, such as cardiac catheterization
SOURCE: ST. DAVID’S HEALTHCARE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
development of the Kyle hospital is likely to occur “much more rapidly” than has been the case in Leander. “We anticipate—because of demand and where that market is—that it would be a much shorter time frame,” Huffstutler said.
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