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West Houston Medical Center officials have just announced a $70 million expansion project focusing on cardiovascular, surgical, critical care, and women's health services in the West Houston area.

According to Maura Walsh, president of HCA Gulf Coast Division, this new expansion will add over 95,000 square feet of new construction and renovate over 33,000 square feet. This includes a three story tower connecting the northeast side of the existing hospital. This new tower will house the new cardiovascular facilities, as well as more space for future expansion of telemetry medical/surgical beds.

"It's been 25 years since we opened our doors and we have had a huge increase in our population and patient volume," said chief executive officer of West Houston Medical Center, Todd Caliva.

$30,000 of the funds will go towards expanding women's services. This will include labor and delivery rooms, a newborn nursery, a level II neonatal intensive care unit, and post-partum rooms. "West Houston has developed a joint strategy with The Woman's Hospital of Texas to enhance the quality of our services," Caliva said.

The expansion is set to start before the end of this year, with renovations finishing by January 2012.

Source: Houston Business Journal