Baptist Health System moving into new Braunfels

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March 12, 2010

Anonymous The San Marcos Record Fri Mar 12, 2010, 10:40 AM CST

— Baptist Health System has purchased a 56-acre parcel of land on the northeast corner of IH-35 and Loop 306 in New Braunfels on which it plans to build a new, full service hospital.

The site is near the new Town Center at Creekside mixed-use development project.

The new hospital will join two others now serving southern Hays County – Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos and Seton Hays Hospital in Kyle.

“The tremendous growth in Comal, Guadalupe and Hays counties has meant an increase in demand for medical services,” Graham Reeve, president and CEO for Baptist Health System, said. “With its location near two major roadways, the new hospital will provide greater access for area residents to a full range of medical services, specialist physicians and top-flight programs like the Baptist Brain & Stroke Network.”

Comal County is expected to almost triple in size by 2040.

Recent estimates suggest that as much as half the demand for local medical services leaks outside Comal County, Baptist Health System officials said.

“We’ve been working with Baptist leadership for some time to realize this important addition to our community,” Mark Hickman, M.D. and general surgeon, said. “As a physician, resident, and board member of the New Braunfels Economic Development Foundation, I know that it’s important for our growing community to have choice and access to care where we need it most. The site of the new hospital, along with the full range of services offered there, will be a boon to the health of residents in our area.”

“Proximity to high-quality hospital services is often a top site-selection factor for expanding and relocating businesses,” Michael Meek, New Braunfels Chamber president, said.

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