The two new buildings include a 10,000 square-feet emergency facility and a 45,000 square-feet medical office building, which will entail an investment of $6 million and $9.6 million respectively.

The new emergency centre will be located at 1404 W. Baker Rd. in Baytown and will include a trauma room, eight treatment rooms, a triage unit and full radiology suite; as well as other tertiary spaces. The project has been designed by Wali and Associates, a US-based architectural practice.

The new emergency centre will offer a high-quality emergency care services without lengthy wait times to the residents of the area. Construction on both the facilities is scheduled for completion in mid-2013.

Plans are also underway to convert the Baytown surgery center of the existing facility into a hospital some time in 2013.