Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake has a lot to celebrate: It opened in 2004 as the city’sbrfirst hospital, and it is expanding with a 5,300-square-foot addition. Thebrhospital hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its expansion on September 9 at 2brp.m. with key hospital staff and local and state dignitaries in attendance.
The addition will be connectedbrto the existing 46,300-square-foot hospital and will include six observationbrbeds and the conversion of an underutilized procedure room into an inpatientbrbed. Construction is underway and anticipated completion is during the firstbrquarter of 2016.
Citing the need to meetbrdemand for healthcare services from Southlake and surrounding communities,brhospital President Traci Bernard, RN, says the expansion will not only createbrmuch-needed space, but create better efficiencies and an improved patient,brphysician and employee experience.
“This project is muchbrneeded due to the growing need for the highest quality of healthcare in ourbrcommunity, and has been thoughtfully designed to complement our existingbrfacility. We are very excited that our hospital will be able to providebreven more healthcare services for our patients,” Bernard said in a pressbrrelease.
The groundbreakingbrceremony will begin with comments from Bernard, along with Southlake MayorbrLaura Hill; Dr. David Rothbart, chairman of the board for Texas HealthbrSouthlake; and Dr. Elizabeth Ransom, executive vice president and north zonebrclinical leader for Texas Health Resources.
Texas Health HarrisbrMethodist Hospital Southlake offers 17 specialties through its 250+ on-staffbrphysicians ranging from neurosurgery and orthopedics to general surgery, ENT,brpodiatry and GYN. As a surgical hospital, most procedures done are outpatient,brbut the hospital is also equipped with 16 inpatient suites, along with sixbroperating rooms and an emergency room open 24/7. Since opening its doors inbr2004, the vision has remained the same: To be the best place to work, practicebrmedicine and receive health care. For more information, visit TexasHealthSouthlake.com.
The physicians on thebrmedical staff of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake arebrindependent practitioners who are not employees or agents of the hospital.
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