Medical Center of the Americas Biomedical Research & Technology Park
Key to establishing the park is the development of a biomedical research and technology building, also called "MCA Tech Building." This building will house office suites, principal investigator offices, incubator space, laboratories, core research elements, prototyping laboratories and/or machine shop facilities, and flex space that can be built out for specific tenants’ needs. Tenants may include public, private, for-profit and nonprofit researchers who will be poised to collaborate with regional institutions to discover medical breakthroughs and to move them from "bench to bedside." This state-of-the-art facility will be the first of a series of at least three buildings developed in the research park.
William Beaumont Army Medical Center Replacement Hospital
The $966-million complex, due to open in 2016, is shaping up to be a visually stunning structure that embraces the principles of sustainable and evidence-based design, energy conservation, and green construction while offering cutting-edge, patient-centered care. Think smart-room technology, renewable energy, use of the least toxic materials, natural light, and soothing interiors. Blending World-Class design, evidence-based design, and sustainable design guidelines, and underscoring it all with Sustainable Return on Investment, is a natural fit. These strategies are expected to lead to improvements in patient satisfaction, safety, infection control, and preservation of resources.
University Medical Center—Children’s Hospital
Until November of 2007, El Paso remained the largest city in the United States without a separately licensed facility dedicated to the pediatric population. Today, El Paso Children’s Hospital partnerships with the Medical Center of the Americas, the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and University Medical Center of El Paso enhances the lives of children from the greater El Paso area and surrounding region through its innovative pediatric research and education and serves as a teaching institution. El Paso Children’s Hospital has recruited over 30 Pediatric Subspecialists and is actively recruiting more Pediatric Subspecialists.
Sierra Providence East—Expansion
To meet the area’s growing needs, Sierra Providence East Medical Center is adding to its facilities. The estimates $67 million project, which is expected to ass 145,000 square feet to the existing hospital, is already underway. The expansion, expected to be completed by 2014, will add a four-story second building that will have 30 medical beds and 30 surgical beds. The expansion will also add 12 beds to the cardiovascular intensive-care unit at the hospital’s main building and add 11 beds to the emergency department. Additional rooms will be used as classrooms, a cafe and administrative offices.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center—Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
In October 2010, the Hunt Family Foundation donated a $10 million gift to the Texas Tech University System. The donation is being used to develop the autonomous, fully-accredited TTUHSC Gayle Greve Hunt SON in El Paso. The Gayle Greve Hunt SON is the second nursing program in the Sun City. It was established to counteract a long-term shortage of nurses who provide care to this medically-underserved area. An influx of approximately 36,000 U.S. Army service members assigned to Fort Bliss (located within the El Paso City limits) over the last three years, has further strained the shortage of nurses. With the increasing shortage of baccalaureate-prepared nurses in Texas and across the country, the Gayle Greve Hunt SON is committed to preparing nursing students to meet the challenges of today's complex health care environment.
The aforementioned organizations comprise only a small portion of the medical and health developments that are influencing the Paso del Norte region today. Healthcare proves to be a very sustainable industry that provides high-wage, highly-specialized jobs that directly and indirectly impact the local economy. Facilities Connection acts as a trusted resource to local and regional healthcare organizations to provide integrated, modular interior solutions, both on carpet and off. From waiting rooms, to exam rooms, to executive office, Facilities Connection provides beautiful healing environments in an growing industry. It is no doubt that El Paso is a very exciting place to be now, and for the foreseeable future.
