St. David’s South Austin Medical Center broke ground on a $180 million expansion in March after several years of planning to increase capacity and meet the demands of a growing community.
“The expansion significantly broadens St. David’s South Austin Medical Center’s ability to care for patients across multiple stages of treatment and recovery,” said Dr. Malik Merchant, chief medical officer of St. David’s South Austin Medical Center.
The big picture
St. David’s will construct a four-story patient tower later this year, including a patient care unit, an inpatient rehabilitation unit, enhanced surgical services and lobby areas. Additionally, the expansion to the existing hospital will add new operating rooms, shell space for future operating rooms, a post-anesthesia care unit and a pre- and post-surgical unit, Merchant said.
