FRISCO – Medical City Frisco is celebrating a major construction milestone with the topping-out of the new patient tower.
Patrick Rohan, Medical City Frisco CEO, led a topping-out ceremony on Feb. 18 at the construction site at World Cup Way and Main Street.
“This patient tower will further position Medical City Frisco as the destination of choice for healthcare excellence in the Frisco community and beyond,” says Rohan. “Leading-edge technology in this healing environment will further raise the bar on the high-quality healthcare we provide to the Frisco community and beyond.”
The $91 million project includes two stories with approximately 118,481 square feet of space. The expansion will add 36 additional patient care beds, to be used for intensive care and progressive care, increasing the facility’s bed count to 97. In addition, the tower is being built to allow for the future construction of 6 additional floors for a total of 8.
Completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Additional project features:
- Healing environment with natural light, comfortable amenities and furnishings
- Large patient rooms
- Spacious waiting area
- 300 additional parking spaces
The patient tower project follows the completion of a $54 million, 150,000 square foot medical office building (MOB), which opened in June 2020.
Medical City Frisco patients also have access to a full spectrum of resources through Medical City Healthcare, which has a long history of investing in the North Texas community to effect positive change. These projects are part of Medical City Healthcare’s major capital investment initiative of more than $1.1 billion spent or committed over five years across the Medical City Healthcare system. Investments include expansion and improvements to existing hospitals, new services trauma, oncology, and behavioral healthcare, upgraded technology and the purchase and construction of new facilities.
ABOUT MEDICAL CITY FRISCO
Medical City Frisco, a Medical City Plano facility, is a 61-bed acute care hospital that offers a broad range of services, including emergency, cardiovascular, neurological and spine surgery, orthopedic surgery, robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery, neonatal ICU (NICU), women’s services and other specialties. Magnet® recognized for nursing excellence, Medical City Frisco is silver LEED certified for environmental and energy efficiency.
Medical City Frisco is part of Medical City Healthcare.
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