Seattle City Council Approves $1B Expansion of Children’s Hospital

The Seattle City Council has approved a $1 billion, 1.22 million-square-foot expansion of Seattle Children’s Hospital, which would add 350 beds over 20 years, according to a report by the Puget Sound Business Journal.

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The hospital scaled back its original plans by 20 percent, and construction is expected to begin in early 2011, according to the report.

Read the Puget Sound Business Journal’s report on Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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