‘Hospital of the future’ From the cover
What’s happening
An inside look The hospital will open with: 100 beds 18 childbirth center rooms
Cypress will welcome its rst hospital in almost a decade when Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital opens its doors March 17. The $685 million project has been in development for about ve years, ocials said. Leslie Martone, president of the Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce, said a growing population is driving the demand for health care. The Cy-Fair area grew by more than 34,000 residents from 2018-23, according to ve-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. “We have seen a signicant growth in our community,” Martone said. “Expanded health care will always be a plus, … [and] people in Waller and Hempstead and further up Hwy. 290 into town will also need health care options.” Houston Methodist Cypress CEO Trent Fulin said he believes the community will benet from a new health care facility that will help balance wait times and foster competition in the Cypress area. “Hopefully this will create more bandwidth and opportunity for those folks that are experiencing emergency service … to get into the facility and then get the care that they need in a timely manner,” he said.
9 operating rooms 8 neonatal ICU rooms
3 cath labs 2 endoscopy suites
1 bronchoscopy suite 1 full-service imaging suite
Existing
Future
Floor level
Atrium
West Tower
South Tower
32 patient beds
32 patient beds
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32 patient beds
32 patient beds
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32 patient beds
26 patient beds
Child birthing center
32 patient beds
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Facilities management
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Sky plaza
26 patient beds
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Surgery center
Emergency department
Food services
Atrium
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The features
High-tech health care: Hospital rooms are equipped with technology to enhance the patient experience, including:
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital will o er various specialties, including all orthopedic subspecialties, comprehensive cancer care, cardio- vascular services and women’s health programs, Fulin said. It will also feature the “hospital room of the future,” Fulin said. Patients can use their voices to control every aspect of their room, from the television to the lights and thermostat. Ambient listening technology also records and transcribes conversations between nurses and patients. Fulin said the smart rooms took about two years to develop and will continue to evolve. The hospital also has two da Vinci 5 robots. The robotic surgical system uses a minimally invasive approach, allowing surgeons to make smaller incisions using less force on the tissue. This typically leads to quicker recovery times, less blood loss and a lower risk of infection, according to a Feb. 13 presentation at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital. “Technology is going to allow us to improve quality, improve safety, improve e ciency,” Fulin said.
Ambient intelligence Amazon Alexa device integration Biointellesense remote patient monitoring Smart windows Smart TV hub
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The da Vinci 5 surgical robot allows surgeons to be more precise.
Wireless monitors allow moms to move around freely while in labor.
Cameras in patient rooms allow for a virtual discharge process.
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