Baylor Medical Center at Irving's $8 Million Renovation Continues

Contact: Susan Hall, 214-820-1817
Email: susanh@baylorhealth.edu

(IRVING, TX - Sept. 24, 2007) -Driving by Baylor Medical Center at Irving, at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Highway 183, residents witness the hospital's ongoing renovation. Visible from the highway is the construction crane; a closer look reveals a small army of construction workers moving in and out of the hospital.

This $8 million renovation project will enhance patient care areas and to provide a better overall patient experience for inpatients and outpatients. The renovation began in July 2007 and is expected to be completed by mid-2008.

Phase one is a complete remodeling of post-surgery unit on 3 East plus the patient rooms and nursing stations.

Phase two will expand and renovate the post anesthesia care unit (surgery recovery room), and the surgery and ICU waiting rooms on the second floor. This expansion will move the waiting area outside of the hospital's existing walls onto the second story roof, building a newly enclosed area.

Phase three includes renovation of the hospital's sterile processing department which sterilizes equipment and prepares surgical packs for the operating room.

"This renovation is transforming the hospital into a more user-friendly and inviting facility for patients and visitors," says Skip Wilson, vice president at Baylor Irving. "The renovation will help to compliment the specialized care and exemplary treatment options already available at the hospital."

Although this hospital transformation may appear transparent to patients and their families, once completed patients will notice the changes in the updated hospital.

Baylor Medical Center at Irving operates 209 beds, serving the residents in Irving and the surrounding communities in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The full-service, fully-accredited hospital offers advanced medical care for cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation services, cancer treatment, orthopedic surgery, digestive disease, sleep disorders, weight loss surgery, women's services, and emergency care.

In fiscal year 2007, Baylor Health Care System will report $390 million in community benefit to the Texas Department of State Health Services.