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CORPUS CHRISTI - Driscoll Children's Hospital will soon add a 70,000-sf building, a rooftop helipad and upgrades to existing facilities.

The $80 million renovation project will break ground in 2016.

The two-story building will be on the northeast side of the facility along Alameda, right next to the just-completed operating room.

Staff will operate a new outpatient surgery center and outpatient lab on the first floor. The second floor will house 16 patient rooms for a new pediatric intensive care unit.

The plan also calls for upgrades to the neonatal intensive care unit, radiology waiting areas and an expansion of the parking garage.

The renovation is a result of the growth of the hospital's services.