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McCarthy Vaughn Partnership broke ground in October on a $5 billion pediatric health campus in Dallas that will replace the existing Children’s Health Complex, the hospital said in a statement.
The big project will be significantly expanded hospital, surgical and ambulatory capacity in order to meet the needs of the rapidly growing North Texas region, according to the Oct. 1 press release. With the pediatric population expected to double by 2050, there is an urgent demand for advanced pediatric health care in the area.
McCarthy Vaughn Partnership, a joint venture of McCarthy Building Cos., based in St. Houston-based Louis and Vaughn Construction is the lead builder and construction manager at risk for the project, Children’s Health spokeswoman Virginia Hock said in an email.
the team will build the new Children’s Health campus, which involves a construction of 4.7 million square meters with a new pediatric hospital as the centerpiece. The hospital includes two 12-story towers and one eight-story tower, along with the larger care site.
Post L Group based in Fort Worth, Texas is the main team partner, Hock said, and Dallas-based HKS and Chicago-based Perkins & Will are the leading architectural firms. Commercial contractor packages will be purchased over the next 15 months, according to Hock.
The project’s 552 beds will increase inpatient capacity at Children’s Health by 38%, and the hospital will have 15% more space in the emergency department and 22% more space in the operating room, in addition to ‘room for future expansion, according to a McCarthy press release. It includes facilities such as games rooms designed for different ages and interests, rehabilitation and therapy gyms for patients’ families, pharmacies, cafes and a dining room.
A new fetal care center will offer complex maternal and fetal health care, and will be accessible by a new bridge connecting the redeveloped campus and William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. from UT Southwestern. The project will also create a center for academic research, training and the development of life-saving technologies.
Substantial completion is expected within the next six years, according to Hock.
