Houston Methodist to build Woodlands hospital, Medical Center tower

Methodist's new 193-bed hospital is the latest announced for The Woodlands. Methodist's new 193-bed hospital is the latest announced for The Woodlands. Photo: ONLINE_YES Photo: ONLINE_YES Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close Houston Methodist to build Woodlands hospital, Medical Center tower 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

Houston Methodist officials announced plans Thursday to build a new 193-bed hospital in The Woodlands, plus a 390-bed tower at its Hospital campus in the Texas Medical Center.

The projects will total more than $850 million.

Groundbreaking for the 470,000 square foot Woodlands hospital is to begin early next year 2015 and completed in 2017. The project will include a 135,000 square foot medical building to open late next year.

The new Texas Medical Center tower will replace patient beds in Houston Methodist Hospital's original building and add heart and neurosurgery operating rooms. It also is to be completed in 2017.

"Houston Methodist has served the greater Houston community for almost 100 years," said Dr. Marc Boom, Houston Methodist's president and CEO, in a written statement. "We are excited to bring our long history of leading medicine and excellent patient care to the residents of The Woodlands."

The Woodlands hospital, Houston Methodist's eighth, will cost about $328 million and be modeled after Houston Methodist West Hospital near Katy.

The tower at the Texas Medical Center will cost about $540 million.