San Antonio-based Baptist Health System said it has broken ground on a new $50 million facility to house its orthopedic services department.
The 77,000-square-foot building will be housed at the North Central Baptist Hospital and act as its hub for treatments including joint replacement, rehabilitating sports injuries, arthroscopic surgery and spine treatment.
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Funding details were not released.
According to officials, the facility will have a hotel-like design, a trend in new medical facility design that is popping up in more development projects as patient experience becomes even more important to providers. It will feature a 15-bed post-anesthesia care unit, 10 operation and recovery rooms and a 30-bed inpatient unit.
The center is slated to open in 2016.