Parkridge Health System officials announced plans for a $72 million expansion project at the system’s main facility near downtown Chattanooga, marking the largest investment in the hospital’s 53-year history.
The project will include a new patient tower with additional critical care and inpatient rooms scheduled to be completed in 2026, according to a Monday news release.
Parkridge spokesperson Paul Tucker said in an email that hospital officials will not need to apply for a certificate of need — which is akin to a permit — to begin construction because they’re not adding to but rather reconfiguring Parkridge’s current number of 275 licensed beds.
Part of the plan includes relocating Parkridge’s critical care unit to the new area, he said.
“The project will initially add a three-floor tower to the front of Parkridge Medical Center that will have the capacity to expand additional floors in the future,” Tucker said, adding the build-out will create a new entrance to Parkridge Medical Center.