Lourdes has embarked on a $70 million, 3-year construction
project to update and expand the hospital. 
After three years of planning and
designing, Lourdes master facility project - now called Mission
2012: Building Tomorrow's Healthcare Today - will bring new
technology to Lourdes and provide patients with a more streamlined
system of obtaining outpatient services.
The project consists of multiple construction phases, which
began in March 2009. The project is estimated to be complete in
October 2012.
The project will include:
- Expansion and modernization of the Emergency Department
- Addition of a new open MRI
- Addition of two new surgical suites
- FEMA approved and funded flood wall
- Construction of a new Ambulatory Care Building that will house
Lourdes' Gastroenterology (GI) Suite, a registration area, an
outpatient blood draw lab area, a pre-admission testing area and
Lourdes Rehabilitation Department
- A new two-story main entrance connecting the new Ambulatory
Care Building and the existing hospital
- Expansion, redesign and modernization of the Radiology
Department
- A multi-story parking garage will be the final phase beginning
in 2012
"This project reflects Lourdes'
continued commitment to the community to make healthcare more
accessible," stated David Patak, Interim President/CEO of Lourdes
Hospital. "This project is a proactive approach to
ambulatory/outpatient care. It will also serve as an anchor in
recruiting and retaining high quality medical professionals to our
area."
Phase I
- Emergency Department - Phase I - Completed May
2010
- Operating Room - Completed April 2010
- Open MRI - Completed April 2010
- Flood Wall (construction begins) -
Completed
Phase II
- Emergency Department - Phase II - Completed November
2010
- Ambulatory Care Center (construction begins) In
Progress
- New Main Lobby (construction begins) Completed October
2011
- Flood Wall (construction completed) - Completed July
2010
Phase III
- Radiology Completed January 2012
- Ambulatory Care Center (construction continues)
Phase IV
- Laser Eye Care
- Relocation of services into completed Ambulatory Care
Center
Phase V
- Finish Emergency Department
- Parking Garage (construction begins - to be completed in
2013)
