HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland is slated to undergo $60 million in an expansion project to “enhance the hospital’s capacity and infrastructure to meet growing needs of the community,” according to a December news release from the hospital.
What you need to know
The expansion will double the size of the hospital, increasing patient rooms to provide more beds, expanding the emergency room to improve access and reduce wait times, according to the news release.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the median ER visit time is over 160 minutes long, while HCA Pearland’s is 141 minutes from arrival to discharge or admission.
While the new expansion will tackle lower wait times, it’s also to provide more resources for the nurses and care teams, Chief Nursing Officer Jenn Bowman said in an email May 13.
“For our nurses and care teams, this expansion represents more than additional space—it means more resources, improved workflows and an enhanced environment to care for patients with compassion and excellence,” she said. “As Pearland’s needs continue to grow, we remain focused on providing safe, high-quality care to every patient on every visit.”
The details
The expansion includes:
- 44 additional inpatient beds
- Newly upgraded operating room
- Modernized clinical spaces
- 8 new emergency room treatment spaces
- Expanded EMS access, upgraded utilities and additional support infrastructure
The timeline
Construction will start December 2026 with an 18-month project timeline, HCA Pearland’s spokesperson Monica Coleman said.
