State, medical school lay out plans for new Austin State Hospital
Officials from the state and from Dell Medical School at the University of Texas have put together their plans for a new Austin State Hospital that will be constructed on the existing 95-acre campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
State money directed to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission will pay for the $300 million hospital, which will have 240 beds and is expected to be completed by 2023. The facility, which will continue to serve a multi-county service area and treat patients experiencing mental health issues, is the first phase of a longer-term plan to bring more health care resources to the campus.
The plan was announced Monday, and state legislators are expected to approve funding for the new hospital this session. The existing Austin State Hospital, which is recognized as a historic building, was identified in 2014 as being in such poor condition that it was past the point of rehabilitation. It is one of five state hospitals that needs to be replaced.
The state provided just over $15 million two years ago for planning for the first phase of the hospital campus.
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