ASCENSION SELECTED FOR $15 MILLION HOSPITAL EXPANSION

GRANBURY, TEXAS — Arlington, Texas-based Ascension Group Architects has been awarded the contract to design the approximately $15 million expansion of Lake Granbury Medical Center located in Granbury. Initial plans call for the construction of a third floor to the two-story building, which will add 24 patient rooms. Additional construction will include another operating room, a new cardiac services area, renovations to the outpatient surgery area, an expansion of the surgical support area, a new front entrance with a covered drop-off area and upgrades to the parking lot. The project will include 21,000 square feet of new construction and 4,500 square feet of renovations. Construction is likely to begin in late July and is expected to take approximately 12 months to complete.