Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health broke ground June 12 on a new facility in Cary, N.C.
Five things to know:
1. The facility expands services at the health system’s existing 85-acre campus at Duke Health Cary, according to a system news release. Duke Health Cary is currently home to several clinics including primary care, pediatric care and urgent care.
2. The facility will include phase 1 of a new inpatient hospital campus that will house emergency services, oncology treatments and other care in one building. Duke Health expects to complete the building in 2027.
3. Duke Health said it has received state approval for 40 hospital beds in Cary. Once completed, the system estimates the Cary hospital campus will employ about 1,600 people.
4. “At Duke Health, we strive to provide hope, health and healing by bringing high-quality care closer to where our patients live and work,” Craig Albanese, MD, CEO of Duke University Health System, said in the release. “Cary, and the broader Wake County community, is one of the fastest-growing areas in North Carolina. We want to grow together by providing greater access to the world-class care Duke Health is known for.”
5. Duke Health estimates construction and service-related costs for the facility at $174 million.
