Economic Development Grant and Impact
The City of Marble Falls ’ strong commitment to the creation of a medical center campus is without peer . It is underscored by the millions of dollars the city invested to bring in a new water tower and sewer lines , and a $ 2.5 million economic development grant awarded to the project for job creation over a five-year period beginning in 2013 . Hundreds of jobs will be created , including those to support physician practices and the hospital .
Hurd Regional Medical Center capital campaign steering committee member John Racz , of Horseshoe Bay , affirms and applauds the passion and support of the City of Marble Falls . “ The city of Marble Falls has been marvelous ,” he says . “ It was heavily involved in the effort to get us here , as well as key people in Horseshoe Bay . The city really stuck its neck out , because it sees the Hurd Regional Medical Center as a tremendous boost for the entire area .” Mr . Racz and his wife , Barbara , have demonstrated impressive commitment and continued investment in the project . “ When you build something like this , the area ’ s going to grow . We ’ re benefiting from a world-class medical center ,” he says . “ Barbara and I made another pledge to the campaign because we feel it ’ s an important thing to do .”
“ When you build something like this , the area ’ s going to grow . We ’ re benefiting from a world-class medical center .”
— John Racz our property here 20 years ago , Dottie said we needed a good hospital close by . Now we ’ ll have one . We ’ ve seen too many times situations when a spouse has a problem , and the family ’ s ability to access high-quality specialty services has been difficult . It ’ s a big time investment to get to an urban area for care , and with some medical conditions , time can be of the essence .”
Scott & White Hospital - Marble Falls : Opening 2014 When the hospital bed tower opens in 2014 , the 200,000-square-foot facility will house 46 medical / surgical and intensive care unit beds , with future plans to accommodate 80 beds , to keep pace with demand for inpatient care . Diagnostic services , laboratories , obstetrics , surgery services , a pharmacy , an emergency department and much more will be on-site .
“ The most important thing is we ’ re expanding access to an even higher level of specialty healthcare for people in the region ,” says Robert W . Pryor , MD , MBA , president and chief executive officer of Scott & White Healthcare . “ We ’ re offering services such as oncology and other areas of specialty care to make patients ’ lives easier in an area that is sure to attract even more people in the future . We look forward to the opening of the hospital next year .”
A dedicated community by our side Collective enthusiasm and a steady commitment from the communities
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