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Friendswood’s rst hospital to open this year From the cover

The overview

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Friendswood Community Hospital, located at 3201 FM 528, will oer specialized care typically found in the Texas Medical Center but not readily available in Friendswood, according to Thomas’ website. The facility will include emergency care; cardiology, or heart care; gastroenterology, or digestive system care; pulmonary, or lung care; an internal medicine specialist; orthopedics, or bone care; and radiology. Thomas said he wanted to open the hospital to bring these specialties to Friendswood and bring ER wait times down to less than ve minutes.

Hospitals near Friendswood

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Pasadena

Friendswood city limits

Hospital

Beds

12 beds for ER 3 beds for critical care 5 beds for in-patient care

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Webster

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BROADWAY ST.

Friendswood Community Hospital

Pearland

Construction for the $25 million microhospital, which is a smaller,

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neighborhood-based hospital that oers similar services as a regular hospital, began in late 2023, Thomas said. It was formerly a Walgreens store.

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What they’re saying

“The main thing is we are not hiding behind corporations. It’s our name out there. We are community and family-

“[Thomas] wanted this to be a … high- prole [facility]. The [hospital’s design] was centered around the

“Recent additions like Dr. Thomas’ facilities and the hospital enhance the landscape, promoting potential further

oriented. We don’t shy away from anything.” SUCHMOR THOMAS, OWNER, FRIENDSWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

emergency and imaging, and everything fed o of that.” STEPHEN WANG, MANAGING PRINCIPAL, BB&W ARCHITECTS, ARCHITECT COMPANY FOR FRIENDSWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

development to ensure health care accessibility and quality for all Friendswood residents.” STEVEN RHEA, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, FRIENDSWOOD

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