MEDICAL CENTER OF PLANO BREAKS GROUND ON EMERGENCY ROOM

PLANO, TEXAS — The Medical Center of Plano has broken ground on a new 10,500-square-foot satellite emergency room, located at the southeast corner of Coit Road and State Highway 121/Sam Rayburn Tollway in Plano. The emergency room will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week year-round and will be staffed by board-certified emergency physicians and registered nurses. The property will include 12 private patient rooms. Two rooms will be themed for pediatric patients in an alliance with Medical City Children’s Hospital. Read King Medical Development has developed the architectural plans and specifications for the complex. Batten and Shaw Inc. will serve as the general contractor for the project. The emergency room is scheduled to open in January 2014.