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Published on November 08, 2024
Shriners Children's Texas Unveils New Residential Building, Texas Health Plano Expands with Tower and Parking amid Population SurgeSource: Google Street View

Shriners Children’s Texas has opened its doors to a new, on-campus residential building and parking garage, enhancing the hospital’s capacity to care for its young patients and providing family amenities that underscore the institution's commitment to a holistic healing environment. According to a Click2Houston report, this new facility is designed to feel less institutionalized than typical hospital settings, with inviting colors and home-like comforts conducive to the well-being of both patients and their caregivers. Kechi Okwuchi, expressing her support for the new development, “I feel like it’s an answer to many people’s prayers. It’s going to be something that makes life so much easier for caretakers.”

On a similar note of expansion, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano has announced the recent opening of a new 696-space parking garage and the future construction of an eight-story tower, signaling a significant infrastructure investment worth an estimated $343 million amidst a population boom in Collin County and its environs; as reported by Texas Health Resources, the county had grown from approximately 780,000 residents in 2010 to an estimated 1.15 million in 2022. Fraser Hay, the president of Texas Health Plano, framed the expansion as a response to the community's evolving healthcare needs, saying in a statement obtained by Texas Health Resources, “We have been serving the community for 33 years, and we are honored to be expanding to best meet the needs of our consumers through every stage of their lives for many decades to come.”

Complementing its strategic growth, Texas Health Plano has been honing its specialties, particularly in neurosciences, heart and vascular, and digestive health sectors, while also bolstering its capacity for emergency and trauma services; the new tower is expected to offer nearly 400 licensed acute/critical care beds, a significant increase from the current 230, and feature an adjacent helipad relocated to the roof for better accessibility and efficiency. Kirk King, COO of Texas Health Hospital Channel cheered the community-centric nature of the hospital's growth, told Texas Health Resources, "We are proud to serve a dynamic, growing community. This investment at Texas Health Plano will help us continue to connect patients and their families with quality care."

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) expansion, encompassing 42 beds with specific accommodations for multiples, and the construction of a new operating room for advanced medical procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR), are already indicative of Texas Health Plano's commitment to providing a spectrum of care tailored to the community's needs, the new building's aim is to solidify that commitment, with state-of-the-art technologies and patient comforts inextricably linked to the hospital's future-forward approach. And as the hospital enlarges its footprint, Fraser Hay reiterates the importance of such expansions as a partnership with Collin County residents, stating to Texas Health Resources, “We are partnering with our Collin County neighbors to provide a lifetime of health and well-being.”

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