Harris Health System, UTHealth Houston, Harris County and City of Houston officials were on hand Thursday for the groundbreaking ceremony for a new $1.6 billion hospital on the Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Campus in northeast Houston.   The 12-story hospital – slated to become the county’s next Level I trauma center replacing the aging LBJ Hospital – is expected to open in late 2028.   The project signals the start of Harris Health’s $2.9...

In a momentous occasion marking a significant stride in academic expansion, leaders from Sam Houston State University (SHSU), Smith Group Architects and Kitchell gathered today to commemorate the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Health Professions Building in Conroe, Texas.   This pivotal development underscores SHSU’s commitment to meeting the evolving needs of the region and the state, particularly in the realm of healthcare education. The Health Professions Building, strategically positioned adjacent to the SHSU College of...

The Harris Health System Board of Trustees unanimously approved a request to the Harris County Commissioners Court to order a bond election for an estimated $2.5 billion. This request is to finance the rebuilding and upgrading of Harris Health’s facilities, which are quickly reaching their end of use and have been operating at near-full capacity for years. This bond referendum will provide much-needed investment for the public safety net.   “Without immediate public investment, our...

Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital is expanding its presence across the Bay Area by opening a second emergency care center early next year.   The Houston Methodist Emergency Care Center (ECC) in League City will make it easier and more convenient for residents to receive high-quality, expert treatment from board-certified emergency care physicians.   “Many people put off seeking critical medical care because they are worried about long waits in the emergency room,” said Levi...

With the hoisting of a commemorative steel beam covered in hundreds of hand-written signatures, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center today celebrated the completion of the concrete structure in the ongoing construction of the O’Quinn Medical Tower at the McNair Campus. The traditional “topping out” ceremony was attended by hospital leaders and board members from St. Luke’s Health, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, along with a host of individuals involved in...

Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) announces Berkley Eye Center has signed a 5,969-square-foot lease at 1435 Highway 6 in Sugar Land, Texas. Transwestern’s Senior Vice President Ashley Cassel provided landlord representation services on behalf of the building owner, Ramp Properties LP. “Sugar Land is an outstanding community, which is why my family moved here in 2018,” said Dr. Morgan Micheletti, a surgeon with Berkley Eye Center. “Many patients who have received care at our other...

Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital is nearing completion of two major enhancements to its growing campus. In the second quarter of 2021, the hospital’s new medical office building – its fourth – will open for patient care. The six-story, 150,000-square-foot building, currently under construction on the west side of campus, will be home to Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Clear Lake as well as the hospital’s physical therapy facilities. It will also house...

The Texas A&M University System and Medistar Corporation broke ground on the half-billion-dollar Texas A&M Innovation Plaza project. The Plaza, projected to be completed by 2024, is located on five acres adjacent to the Texas Medical Center at the corner of Holcombe Boulevard and Main Street in Houston. The towers expand The Texas A&M University System’s presence in the Texas Medical Center and allow the System to help meet the rising medical needs in Houston...

Denver-based NexCore Group, a national healthcare real estate developer, is moving forward on construction, in collaboration with prominent physician partners, to develop the new North Cypress Physician Office Building III in Cypress, a northwest Houston suburb. NexCore is serving as the project’s full-service developer on behalf of its client, North Cypress Land Ventures POB LTD. The four-story, 110,374-square-foot Physician Office Building being developed at 10425 Huffmeister Road is prominently located on the HCA Houston Healthcare...

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) recently opened the Susan & Fayez Sarofim Pavilion on its campus. The state-of-the-art, 17-story pavilion is the new home of the Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center one of only two adult Level I trauma centers in Houston; Memorial Hermann Life Flight®; the John. S. Dunn Burn Center, the only comprehensive burn center in Houston; and other critical care services in neuroscience and heart and vascular treatment.   “The Sarofim Pavilion enables Memorial Hermann to...