AdventHealth Parker plans $300 million expansion

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Colorado–based AdventHealth Parker is planning a $300 million expansion project that includes a new patient tower with additional operating rooms and surgical beds.

Currently a 179-bed hospital, AdventHealth Parker is planning on a new 186,000-square-foot tower with four operating rooms, as well as two additional rooms that will be shelled for future use. It will feature 16 pre- and post-operative rooms, 60 new medical/surgical beds, two cardiac catheterization labs, two interventional radiology labs and a new sterile processing department.

The fifth, sixth and seventh floors will be set aside as future patient bed floors, officials said.

Construction is expected to begin in February, with plans to care for the first patient by February 2027.

WHAT’S THE IMPACT

According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Parker has grown by 72% since AdventHealth Parker first opened in 2004, and is expected to grow another 8% by the time the tower opens in 2027.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to support our community by providing outstanding and accessible care, close to home,” said AdventHealth Parker CEO Michael Goebel. “This strategic investment will not only elevate our services but ensure we are meeting the healthcare needs of our patients for years to come.”

AdventHealth Parker is currently the town’s largest employer, with more than 1,100 employees. When the tower opens, it is expected to create at least 100 additional jobs.

“Our goal within AdventHealth is to be a preeminent healthcare system known for whole-person care,” said AdventHealth Rocky Mountain Region CEO Brett Spenst. “With this aspiration guiding us, it is our sacred duty to expand our services and continue to grow so that more people can achieve wholeness in mind, body, and spirit.”

THE LARGER TREND

A number of hospital-related construction projects have been announced in recent months. Highmark Health, the parent company of Allegheny Health Network, is putting $1 billion into a decade-long transformation project for Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, with the funding going toward a new cardiovascular tower and emergency department, among other upgrades, in an attempt at modernizing the hospital’s technology and care delivery capabilities.

Last winter North Shore University Hospital (NSUH), which is owned by New York-based Northwell Health, announced the completion of the Petrocelli Surgical Pavilion – a $560 million, 288,000-square-foot tower that’s expected to complement cardiac, neurosurgery and transplant programs.

Meanwhile, Yale New Haven Hospital is on track to complete the $838 million Adams Neurosciences Center at its Saint Raphael Campus. It expects the project will be completed in 2027.

Jeff Lagasse is editor of Healthcare Finance News.
Email: jlagasse@himss.org
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