A $275-million, 450,000-square-foot patient tower at Methodist University Hospital, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is complete. The nine-story patient tower was constructed on top of the already existing emergency department and is part of the hospital’s campus expansion project, which also includes a 700-space parking plaza. Called Shorb Tower, it is named in honor of recently retired Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare President and CEO Gary Shorb. The expansion allows for a 36% increase in ICU capacity and a 20% increase in the hospital’s operating room capacity. The next phase of the project includes 94,000 square feet of renovations to existing patient … Read more