DPR recently broke ground on the new Methodist Health System hospital in Midlothian, Texas, a fast-growing suburb south of Dallas. With more than 300 Methodist Health System officials and Midlothian community leaders in attendance, including Midlothian Mayor, Bill Houston, and chair of the Methodist Health System board of directors, Julie Yarbrough, the groundbreaking marks the start of the Methodist Midlothian Medical Center project, which includes the first hospital in Midlothian and the 11^th hospital in the Methodist Health system.

Slated to open in 2020, the greenfield campus will feature a five-story, 44-bed acute care hospital and three-story medical office building (MOB). Located prominently at the center of the campus, the hospital will employ approximately 300 medical professionals and support staff across 190,000 sq. ft. of space at the end of the first full-year of operation.

“This is a day we have waited for, a day when we will now have a full-service, acute care medical facility in our growing city,” said Midlothian Mayor Bill Houston. “We have a long working relationship with Methodist and are so proud to have the system expand its presence, talents and expertise into our community.”

One of the many health campuses in the Dallas-area DPR has worked on over the past five years, the team is excited to be building this project from the ground up with architect Corgan.

“Methodist Health Systems and Corgan are wonderful partners. Although we are just getting started, I’m confident this project will embody all of DPR’s core values, especially enjoyment. We are already having a lot of fun and building great relationships as we move forward on this landmark project for the Midlothian community,” said DPR’s Project Executive Sean Ashcroft.