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Integris breaks ground on heart hospital and ICU

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Integris breaks ground on heart hospital, ICU expansion at OKC campus

The project is expected to be completed by 2024

A groundbreaking Thursday will pave the way for a new heart hospital and ICU expansion at Integris Baptist Medical Center.The expansion will cost an estimated $200 million. >> See also: Integris surgeons perform two heart transplants in 12 hoursThe new building will be 209,000 square feet, which will include 64 intensive care unit beds.“The ICUs, most of them are twice as large as the existing ICUs that are in here,” said Integris Chief Hospital Executive Jordan Cash.The expansion will also advance cardiac care. >> Previous coverage: Integris to build 209,000-square-foot heart hospital; expected to open in 2024“Heart disease is the number-one leading cause of death of Oklahomans,” an Integris official said. Integris officials said cardiac disease treatment in Oklahoma is limited. Integris will have several labs, operating rooms and a cardiac testing area – all designed with patients in mind. “This is going to make a difference not just for our staff, for our patients, our physicians, but for our future,” Cash said. >> See also: All hands on deck again for doctors, nurses at Integris amid surge of hospital admissionsThe project is expected to be completed by 2024.

OKLAHOMA CITY —

A groundbreaking Thursday will pave the way for a new heart hospital and ICU expansion at Integris Baptist Medical Center.

The expansion will cost an estimated $200 million.

>> See also: Integris surgeons perform two heart transplants in 12 hours

The new building will be 209,000 square feet, which will include 64 intensive care unit beds.

“The ICUs, most of them are twice as large as the existing ICUs that are in here,” said Integris Chief Hospital Executive Jordan Cash.

The expansion will also advance cardiac care.

>> Previous coverage: Integris to build 209,000-square-foot heart hospital; expected to open in 2024

“Heart disease is the number-one leading cause of death of Oklahomans,” an Integris official said.

Integris officials said cardiac disease treatment in Oklahoma is limited. Integris will have several labs, operating rooms and a cardiac testing area – all designed with patients in mind.

“This is going to make a difference not just for our staff, for our patients, our physicians, but for our future,” Cash said.

>> See also: All hands on deck again for doctors, nurses at Integris amid surge of hospital admissions

The project is expected to be completed by 2024.