Novant Health has plans of building a $169 million Matthews Medical Center Tower in Charlotte; which will expand the hospital by an additional 150,000 square feet and also add 20 more bed spaces; thereby, increasing the total bed count from 154 to 174.
The new Matthews Medical Center Tower which has been in the works for some years, finally received full approval from the regulators last summer and now the developers intend on breaking ground by the first quarter of 2022. Additionally, there are plans of opening a medical-surgical nursing unit by 2024, and all construction work is expected to be rounded up by 2025. The facility will be developed towards the South side of the campus, right across the emergency department.
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Development plans for the new Matthews Medical Center Tower show that the facility will include seven operating rooms, three endoscopy rooms, a post-anesthesia care unit, an ambulatory care room, plus three rooms for cardiac procedures and spaces set aside for the future expansion plans of the campus to accommodate up to 272 beds. In addition, the project also covers renovation work on 50,000 square feet of already existing space.
According to the Chief Operating Officer at Matthews Medical Center, Jason Bernd, the Matthews Medical Center Tower has been designed to feature all Surgical services on the second floor, while cardiac procedures will be located on the third floor of the building. The fourth floor will house 6 beds for its intensive care unit and the fifth floor will contain additional spaces to accommodate further expansions.Â
Modular design of the new Matthews Medical Center Tower
Bernd pointed out that the modular design of the new Matthews Medical Center Tower allows for more potential growth. He also mentioned that the market growth of the south Charlotte area has continued rising significantly and highlighted the importance of building this infrastructure. Bernd said he was certain that these beds would be filled up, once the facility was open. He also gave more insights on other areas the hospital was planning invest, which include surgical oncology, special radiological procedures, cardiovascular care and neurology.
