The project could cost $27 million, according to Scott & White officials. The move is the latest in a series of multi-million dollar medical expansions under way in the Austin area as health-care providers try to keep up with the growing population.
The Scott & White center is expected to open in late 2004. The company is in the process of hiring an architect and then will hire a general contractor for the project. Construction is to begin in June 2003.
The site, at the intersection's northeast corner, has been owned by Scott & White since 1997. Since then, Round Rock development has continued to push north. "That's right in our growth corridor," says Nancy Yawn, spokeswoman for the city's economic development department.
Growth will be coming to the corner before Scott & White gets going. Simon Property Group Inc., based in Indianapolis, plans to build a mixed-use project on 133 acres just north of the Scott & White site. Just east of those properties is Teravista, a 1,435-acre, master-planned residential community developed by San Diego-based Newland Communities.
The Scott & White center will offer care and treatment in several medical specialties that its clients had only been able to get at its Temple medical center. It will have several beds for surgery patients who require continued care.
Hospital officials said the center is a response from Williamson County clients who asked for local care in several specialties. Scott & White operates five smaller clinics in Williamson County.
Round Rock welcomes the facility for several reasons, Yawn tells GlobeSt.com. She says that the center is a good start on the city's goal to increase health-care services, identified by its economic development as a key area. It also helps keep pace with the population growth and adds more than 150 jobs to the community.
The city's main medical facility, Round Rock Medical Center, earlier this year announced a $20-million expansion project. Austin-based health-care providers also are expanding. Seton Medical Center has embarked on a $50-million project and St. David's HealthCare Partnership has projects valued at $200 million in the works.
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