Baptist Health System invests $50 Million to facilitate orthopedic innovation build

Specifications:

Name:

Baptist Health System invests $50 Million to facilitate orthopedic innovation build

Location:

San Antonio, TX

Company:

Baptist Health System

Estimated Cost:

$50 Million

Source:

www.baptisthealthsystem.com

Introduction:

Baptist Health System broke ground on its new $50 million institute dedicated to orthopedic innovation which will be housed at North Central Baptist Hospital.

Features:

The new three-story, 76,800 square foot building will offer patient-centered orthopedic care that address the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system, including:

• •    Joint replacement and arthritis
• •    Sports medicine injuries
• •    Arthroscopic surgery
• •    Spine treatment
• •    Care and surgery of the shoulder, elbow, hand, wrist, knee, foot and ankle
   

The building will transform the façade of NCBH, creating a new hospital entrance off of Madison Oak. Its design will be unlike any in San Antonio with a hotel-like experience focused on patient comfort and healing. Slated for completion in fall 2016, the building will house an 18-bed pre-operation unit, a 15-bed post-anesthesia care unit; 10 operation and recovery rooms and a 30-bed inpatient unit. Upon opening, the new orthopedic institute will offer patients additional services including:

• •    Hand therapy and physical therapy
• •    Industrial rehabilitation
• •    Worker’s comp
• •    Digital imaging
• •    Outpatient surgery
• •    Orthopedic urgent care