Tyler’s $50M heart hospital opens for Christmas

TYLER – Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics are set to open the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital at 800 E. Dawson on December 15, 2012.

The construction of the 154,000-sf, crescent-shaped glass building began in spring 2011 and was the second phase of a $50 million project.

The facility features 72 intensive care unit-capable beds, five new cardiac, vascular and thoracic operating room suites, on-site cardiac rehabilitation center and digital connections to the electronic medical records system.

Phase III, a $10 million project, is also now underway.