TMC breaks ground on $120M campus development Capital campaign funds Pediatric renovations The first phase of TMC’s $120 million renovation involves expansion of the current Pediatric unit by adding 16,000 square feet of new space and renovation of more than 15,000 square feet of existing space. The $12.5 million project will: • Add new private pediatrics beds • Remodel existing rooms to private • Provide more space for families, in community rooms and at patient bedside • Enhance play areas for children • Create a central entrance for pediatric services at TMC • Ease coordination of pediatric services • Expand pediatrics outpatient services and capacity The resulting new general pediatric floor – designed by Hobbs+Black Architects with
the help of staff, physicians and patients – features private rooms throughout. “Children throughout the region will be well-served by the extra capacity for pediatric beds and the much-needed enhancements that create a children’s medical center within the hospital,” said Michael J. Duran, TMC Foundation vice president and chief development officer. “This is a community effort,” Duran said, adding that the TMC Foundation is seeking funds for the pediatric expansion and has raised more than half of the needed funds through the Block by Block, Miracles Happen capital campaign.
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ucson Medical Center broke ground Nov. 12 on a $120 million five-year plan to expand its ability to serve the community. “The project will be completed in phases and is to be financed with a blend of fundraising, savings and borrowing,” said Michael J. Duran, TMC Foundation vice president and chief development officer. An ambitious campus redevelopment plan has been approved by the TMC HealthCare Board of Trustees, with a phased timeline for several major projects. The redevelopment will include: • Expanded Pediatric and Maternity units • New operating rooms • New entrances • New parking garages • New four-story bed tower • New medical offices for physicians
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Additionally, TMC is investing in sidewalks, trails and other amenities on its campus as part of its 2008 rezoning. Included is application for four of its historic structures – the Water Tower, Erickson House, Arizona Building and Patio Building – to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Duran said. Neighbors continue to have input on the future look of TMC through the Architectural Review Board, which includes representatives from area neighborhoods and TMC. The ARB reviews and approves design aspects of the renovation and expansion as part of the permitting process. “Solid financial performance has allowed TMC to invest in its facilities and equipment for the future, while honoring its history,” Duran said, adding that as the projects proceed, patient care services will continue without interruption.