Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is seeking approval to build a hospital in southern Durham County, close to Research Triangle Park, according to a report from WUNC, an NPR affiliate in Chapel Hill. The facility is projected to cost $575 million.
The hospital’s construction would begin in 2029, with an expected opening in 2031. If approved, the facility would be across the street from Duke Health Arringdon.
Duke Health filed a formal application for a certificate of need with the Division of Health Service Regulation at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, arguing that rising admissions at Duke University Hospital put pressure on Duke Regional Hospital and force doctors to transfer patients from one facility to another.
The new hospital would redistribute the system’s existing capacity to the new location, but it will offer fewer services than the system’s other facilities.
Becker’s reached out to Duke Health for comment and will update this article should more information become available.
