It’s crucial to seek treatment immediately after a motor vehicle accident, even if you feel fine at first. Injuries like whiplash, internal bleeding, or concussions might not show symptoms right away but can have serious, long-term effects if untreated. Early medical interventions ensure proper diagnosis and care, preventing complications and providing crucial documentations for legal claims. In many cases emergency hospital care is required. Luckly, seeking emergency treatment is expanding in the Katy area. All four major Katy-area hospitals are expanding their facilities and services to match the growing population in the Katy, Texas. Here’s a summary of their projects
- Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital:
- Adding a new office building and expanding the women’s services department, emergency services, Breast Care Center, and Ironman Sports Medicine Institute.
- New Beds: 94
- Cost: $167 million
- Timeline: March 2022 – Fall 2024
- MD Anderson West Houston:
- Expanding operations in Sugar Land and opening a surgery center at the northwest and west campuses.
- New Beds: TBD
- Cost: TBD
- Timeline: Spring 2023 – TBD
- Houston Methodist West Hospital:
- Added 32 medical surgical beds and plans for a new dedicated digestive health space and third medical office building.
- New Beds: 32
- Cost: $87 million
- Timeline: Spring 2022 – Fall 2023
- Texas Children’s Hospital West:
- Developing a master plan to fill unused space, construct a new parking garage, build another medical office, and expand outpatient, inpatient, sleep medicine, and emergency services.
- New Beds: 22
- Cost: TBD
- Timeline: June 2022 – TBD
Rising Need: From 2011-2020 the population of katy area grew significantly, with increases in each ZIP code77493 (+77.72%), 77494 (+126.33%), 77441 (+125.19%), 77450 (+11.04%), 77094 (+29.17%), and 77449 (+42.7%). Hospitals are expanding to keep pace with this growth, expecting to spend at least $254 million over the next five years to enhance their facilities and services.
Key Projects and Goals:
- Memorial Hermann Katy will double its emergency services department, adding trauma and critical care capabilities.
- MD Anderson is adding technology to match its TMC campus.
- Houston Methodist West is expanding with a $65 million medical office building.
- Texas Children’s West Campus is filling unused space and constructing a new medical office.
Hospital leaders aim to provide care comparable to the Texas Medical Center, ensuring residents can receive top-tier treatment locally without needing to travel far.