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Multimillion-dollar upgrades are planned at Baylor University Medical Center.
Leaders at the East Dallas medical center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, plan to renovate the 17th floor of the main hospital tower with a new intermediate care patient bed unit — for patients who fall between intensive care and regular rooms — and to partially overhaul patient areas on floors eight through 16.
A spokesperson for the center said the tower renovations will enhance patient rooms and nurse stations and expand the organization’s ability to serve critically ill patients.
The 167,550 square feet of renovations could cost about $106 million, according to a Nov. 20 filing with the state. The project is slated to begin in January and wrap up in 2029, according to the filing. HKS Inc. will serve as the design firm on the project.
The Roberts Tower renovations fit into a glut of multimillion-dollar hospital upgrades across the region. Baylor University Medical Center completed a $47 million expansion of its own Riggs Emergency Department last year. The size of the department was increased from 25,000 square feet to 75,000 square feet, with new 70 treatment rooms and three radiology rooms added.
In other areas of the Metroplex, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano is investing $343 million to develop an eight-story tower on its campus. Construction on the hospital building is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2025 ahead of its fall 2028 opening.
In the meantime, Children's Medical Center Plano is wrapping up construction of a new tower that will boost care for families in the booming region.
