Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern Medical Center came together Wednesday, Aug. 30, with city leaders in Frisco to celebrate a $270 million construction project that will bring a health care campus to Collin County.
Construction on the campus, expected to open in 2019, will begin this summer, with the completed campus to include an acute care hospital and multispecialty clinic complex.
“This shows the combined, enduring commitment to the people of North Texas,” said Texas Health Resources CEO Barclay Berdan, in a news release. “Texas Health Frisco is another example of our dedication to advancing the health of the people in the communities we serve and providing the highest level of care to our patients.
“Texas Health purchased the Frisco land in 2007 because we recognized the incredible potential for growth in this area,” he added. “Today we see the increased need for more access points across Collin County, and we are privileged to be able to meet those needs.”
The new campus will be titled Texas Health Frisco. The campus’ 325,000-square-foot, 80-bed acute care hospital will offer a 24/7 emergency department, surgical services, women’s services and a neonatal intensive care unit.
The hospital is also designed to expand to up to 140 beds as the community grows and need arises. The medical staff will feature a mix of local independent physicians, UT Southwestern faculty and Texas Health Physicians Group providers.
“Texas Health and UT Southwestern will bring a unique health care campus to the people of Frisco and surrounding areas,” Berdan said in the release. “Many attributes make this campus unlike any other, including the depth of medical expertise, elements that promote health, restoration and well-being as well as every detail designed with the consumer and patient in mind.
“Walking trails and comforting design features and other environmentally conscious elements combine with high-end technology and specially designed treatment areas to create the best possible experience for patients, families, guests, and neighbors,” he added. It’s a perfect fit for Frisco.”
The campus’ 120,000-square-foot UT Southwestern Medical Center will include a multispecialty clinic featuring neurology, spine surgery and a state-of-the-art concussion rehabilitation facility.
Additionally, the facility will house The Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, which will offer programs in breast and colon cancer screening and treatment. Pediatric specialty services offered will include ophthalmology, otolaryngology, gastroenterology and dermatology.
A large part of the first floor of the UT Southwestern Medical Center will focus on physical medicine, rehabilitation and therapy.
“Our faculty physicians, together with community physician colleagues, will serve the needs of the Frisco community through a coordinated network, ranging from primary care to the most specialized expertise,” said UT Southwestern President Daniel Podolsky, in the release. “In addition, some patients will have the opportunity to go beyond even state-of-the-art treatments through access to participation in innovative clinical trials.
“We are dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality, patient-centered care delivered through a comprehensive, coordinated network designed to offer the very best experience for patients and their families,” he added. “We look forward to growing with the city of Frisco and its surrounding communities for many years to come.”
HKS is the architect for the project and Austin Commercial is the construction firm.