One of the largest healthcare systems in the West is making plans to build a new medical office building in El Paso.
As envisioned, the project, to be built by the Hospitals of Providence, will go up on the east side of the city on the not-for-profit’s Eastlake Campus.
That campus is located at 3280 Joe Battle Boulevard and is home to what is regarded as the only full-service hospital in metro El Paso.
The campus has already seen the $20 million expansion of its central care facility in 2022, increasing capacity from 108 to 218 beds. That expansion also created space for half a dozen new beds in Providence’s neonatal intensive care unit.
The new structure is expected to cost around $25 million to build and will go up more specifically at the intersection of Eastlake Boulevard and Peyton Drive on some 30 currently vacant acres. Providence purchased the land for $15 million.
By design, the new facility will serve the residents not only of El Paso, but also nearby Horizon City.
In a statement, Nathan Worley, group strategy officer for the Hospitals of Providence, said that a larger working goal is not just to build the new facility but also to “recruit physicians from a variety of specialties to ensure our patients have access to the care they need close to home.”
Work is expected to begin on the new facility in 2024, launching a rough two-year construction schedule.
Providence traces its El Paso roots to the opening of its first hospital at 617 N. Santa Fe Street in 1901.
By Garry Boulard
