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Building for the Future
Methodist Richardson completes $85 million expansion
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magine 11 acres of drywall, 116 miles of wire, 40 miles of studs, 12 miles of track, and 18 months. What do you get? You get two new floors added to Methodist Richardson Medical Center. The hospital celebrated the grand opening of its $85 million expansion in December, when two new nursing units on the sixth floor opened to treat patients. “We are happy to celebrate this milestone for the hospital, which is more than seven years ahead of schedule,” says Methodist Richardson President Ken Hutchenrider, Jr, FACHE. “We are expanding to better serve our communities with acute care services close to home.” This project included 104,000 square feet of additional space on the fifth and sixth floors, which will ultimately add 150 all-private patient suites. The fifth floor is currently shell space that can be finished out quickly, as need demands. The expansion also included the hospital’s seven-story parking garage, which features 671 spaces. It provides direct access to the Emergency Department and the Physician’s Pavilion. The first project to be completed in this project was the ninth Operating Room, which is now home to one of the hospital’s three multispecialty da Vinci robotic surgical systems. The contractor for the expansion was a familiar one to Methodist Richardson. Skiles Group is a leading builder of healthcare facilities in North Texas. The Richardsonbased company recently completed another project at the hospital, the facility’s third cardiac catheterization lab. “Methodist Richardson and Skiles Group have similar philosophies with respect to collaboration and teamwork, which makes us great partners,” said Skiles Group’s Director of Operations Keyan Zandy. “Building a hospital on top of an existing hospital is like a big game of Jenga,” says Hutchenrider. “I couldn’t be more proud of our team for accomplishing this in just a year and a half.”
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Expansion Highlights: • 104,000 square foot addition of floors five and six, including 150 all-private, acute care beds • Ninth Operating Room • Seven new pre-op rooms • Additional post anesthesia care space • 671 space, seven-story parking garage • Additional kitchen space Methodist Richardson opened at the corner of George Bush and Renner in April 2014 with 125 beds. It now has 259 beds. The hospital primarily serves Richardson, Wylie, Sachse, Murphy, East Plano, and Garland. But the hospital’s specialty services attract patients from across the state and the region. The new Center for Surgery and Digestive Diseases in the hospital’s Cancer Center, was the first in the nation to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Center of Excellence for Pancreatic/Hepatic/Bile Duct Cancer Certification. The Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. “This certification represents the culture of excellence our program provides for patients with these cancers,” says Director of GI Surgical Services Dr. Rohan Jeyarajah. “This really puts Methodist Richardson on the map since we are first in the nation.” Methodist Richardson now offers surgeons and physicians more than 45 specialty fields, including neurology, cardiology, and surgical oncology. And more are coming soon. Methodist Health System recently purchased the property adjacent to the hospital at 3001 E. President George Bush Highway. This will become Physician’s Pavilion II, another medical office building offering more space for physicians, as well as other ancillary hospital services. • Texas law prohibits hospitals from practicing medicine. The physicians on the Methodist Health System medical staff are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of Methodist Health System.
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