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City and county officials, community members, and representatives from Ascension gathered Aug. 21 to celebrate the opening of an expansion to the health care system’s Williamson County hospital.
The expansion of Ascension Seton Williamson comes as the hospital system estimates the county to grow by 15% in the next five years.
About the project
Ascension first broke ground on the project in September 2024, and the patient tower took just under two years to build.
The 216,000 square-foot, six-story tower will allow staff to take on the increased demand for care, hospital President Andrew Gnann said.
The expanded tower has:
Additionally, 33,000 square feet of the facility expansion is dedicated to outpatient wound care, cardiac rehab and pediatric rehab.
Previously, the hospital shared that the expansion would create hundreds of jobs for local health care workers.
What they’re saying
“When you think about the building that we’re in, it’s more than just a building,” Ascension CEO Eduardo Conrado said. “It’s created additional capacity ... but what I love is the thoughtfulness and what went into the design.”
Speakers also highlighted the history of the hospital, which is built on land donated by the Avery and Nelson families and largely funded by local philanthropy.
Jennifer Hayhurst, executive director of the Ascension Seton Williamson Foundation, presented a section of the existing hospital that was renovated to include the history of local families behind the hospital’s founding.
“It was their plan for a community that was anchored in higher education and healthcare, none of which existed 26 years ago in this community,” Hayhurst said. “At the time, Seton also had a vision. They wanted to expand healthcare to Williamson County because they didn’t have anything up here. So they came together.”
