The Westover Hills campus will include a general acute-care hospital with 150 private rooms, all-digital and wireless systems, larger operating rooms, a neonatal intensive care unit and full emergency and diagnostic services. The six-story hospital is expected to open in December 2008.

"This is a very, very big deal for us and it's going to be a very big deal for that part of the city," says Christus president and CEO Don Beeler. "The new hospital will give us an opportunity to reach individuals whom we don't reach today and who are not familiar with our system, our facilities or our mission." The development site is on a portion of a 100-acre parcel along Highway 151 and Westover Drive, near the Sea World attraction.

Besides developing the office building, TCC is also overseeing all aspects of the design and construction of the hospital. TCC also helped in identifying and acquiring the land for the new campus. The project was undertaken at this time because "the residents of this area have been underserved in the way of medical facilities," says Steven Donnelly, vice president of development management for TCC's San Antonio office. "It's also very satisfying to work on a hospital and medical office building that will fulfill such a large need."