The Children’s Hospital Plans Expansion

  • January 27, 2015
  • /   Staff Reports
  • /   education
Sacred Heart Health System has announced plans for a major expansion of The Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart’s preliminary plan envisions a 4- or 5-story building that will connect to part of the front side of the current Children’s Hospital.  Susan Davis, president and CEO of Sacred Heart, said the project is estimated to cost up to $125 million, and Sacred Heart will need to raise $55 million of that from community supporters and donors. “The need and demand for children’s services is huge and it’s growing,” she said. “We will be building to meet the needs of the children and families of our region.” The added building would enlarge the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and consolidate other pediatric services in one location.  Those consolidated services will include:
  • A Pediatric Emergency Department, now located in the hospital’s Bayou Tower
  • Pediatric Outpatient Services
  • Operating rooms for inpatient and outpatient surgery
Sacred Heart Health System is a member of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit healthcare system.  The expansion plan will require approval from Ascension, as well as state and local regulatory agencies. Sacred Heart hopes to begin construction in 2016. About The Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart The Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart is a 105-bed facility that serves as the only Children’s Hospital in Northwest Florida. Children’s Hospital offers a wide range of services to meet all of a child’s medical needs, from a pediatric emergency room and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to a network of pediatric specialists and an outpatient center in partnership with Nemours Children’s Clinic. The Children’s Hospital provides quality, compassionate care to children, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information about the services available at The Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart, visit online at sacred-heart.org/childrenshospital
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