Baylor Scott & White Medical Center near PGA Parkway in Frisco is spending $1.55 million to build out a cardiac rehabilitation gym, marking the first major expansion the hospital has filed for since it opened its doors just over a year ago. The project will convert an existing 5,720-square-foot shell space at the 16050 Everwell Lane campus into a dedicated rehab facility complete with locker rooms, exam rooms, and new patient waiting areas.
The buildout was detailed in a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing and first reported by Community Impact. Under the state's Elimination of Architectural Barriers Act, commercial construction and renovation projects valued at $50,000 or more must register with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for accessibility review, which is why the filing became public. According to the same filing, the new cardiac rehabilitation gym will also include men's and women's locker rooms, an office and staff lounge, new nurse stations, and consultation and examination rooms.
A First Expansion for a Year-Old Campus
Construction on the rehab gym is scheduled to begin September 1 and wrap up by February 26, 2027, per the filing cited in the report. The project represents the first major expansion Baylor Scott & White has filed for at the Frisco campus since the hospital opened in July 2025, following a $265 million construction investment. The 340,000-square-foot, 84-bed hospital already offers emergency and trauma care, surgical operating rooms, robotic technology, and a dedicated women's health floor, according to DPR Construction, the firm that built the campus.
Baylor Scott & White Health, which is undertaking the Frisco addition, is the largest non-profit healthcare system in Texas, operating 55 owned, operated, or joint-ventured hospitals and more than 1,300 care sites statewide, according to Baylor Scott & White Health. The hospital's website, www.baylorfrisco.com, lists the Everwell Lane address as its home base in North Frisco.
Why Cardiac Rehab Space Matters
The push for dedicated rehab facilities lines up with clinical research on outpatient cardiac recovery. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that participating in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after a cardiac event significantly lowers mortality and secondary heart attack risks, though historically only about one-third of eligible heart attack survivors actually participate. A study from the American Heart Association went further, finding that heart attack survivors who complete cardiac rehabilitation see a 47 percent lower risk of a repeat heart attack and a 42 percent reduction in mortality over an eight-year average follow-up.
Those numbers help explain why hospitals are carving out purpose-built space for recovery programs rather than treating rehab as an afterthought. The gap between the clinical benefit and the historically low participation rate is exactly the kind of access problem a dedicated facility, with its own waiting area, locker rooms, and staff, is designed to close.
Competing for Patients in a Booming Corridor
The expansion also reflects the sheer pace of growth around it. Frisco's municipal population estimate reached 248,971 in 2026, up from 200,509 recorded in the 2020 U.S. Census, according to the City of Frisco, making it one of North Texas's fastest-growing suburban communities. The PGA Parkway and Dallas North Tollway corridor in North Frisco has developed into a major regional healthcare hub in response, with competing facilities opened or planned by Texas Health Resources, UT Southwestern, Children's Health, Scottish Rite, and Cook Children's, as reported by the Dallas Morning News.
That competitive pressure isn't limited to hospital campuses. Collin County commissioners approved placing an $817.5 million bond package on the November ballot on August 10, allocating funds for courthouse, detention, road, and infrastructure upgrades to keep pace with rapid countywide growth, per Community Impact's reporting on the county measure. Baylor Scott & White's own campus has drawn attention beyond its medical services before, too — Hoodline has previously reported on a long-standing cell tower lease held by a company tied to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton during his decade on the hospital board.
Part of a Broader Cardiac Care Push in North Texas
The rehab gym announcement also comes amid a wave of cardiac-focused investment across the region. In April, Medical City Frisco and Medical City Plano launched a joint mobile ECMO cardiac rescue initiative, enabling first responders to begin advanced cardiovascular support en route to area emergency departments, as Hoodline detailed in its coverage of the roving cardiac rescue squad. Where that program targets the acute emergency window, Baylor Scott & White's new gym is aimed at the recovery phase that follows, rounding out the cardiac care pipeline available to patients in North Frisco.
