Franklin, Tenn.-based Williamson Medical Center received approval during a county commission meeting Oct. 11 to apply for $150 million in bond financing, which will be used for a $189 million expansion, News Channel 5 reported.
The project will expand capacity from 203 beds to 269. It will add to the adult emergency room and create a behavioral health pod.
It will also expand obstetrics with separate rooms for labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum patients and an additional operating room for cesarean sections.
More floors will be added to the west tower, and current floors will be renovated to add a 22-bed observation unit. Patient rooms in the main tower will also be renovated.
"Williamson County is projected to more than double our current population by 2040, and it's imperative that our health care system prepares for that growth now," said CEO Phil Mazzuca. "This project will allow us to do this by not only broadening and enhancing our physical plant but also by giving us the resources needed to offer even greater access to high-quality healthcare and accommodate higher acuity services."
Construction will begin in the spring of 2022 and will mostly be completed by 2024. The hospital will pay off the $150 million in bonds over 20 years.