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Gus Iversen, Editor in Chief | March 02, 2026
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved a $300 million expansion of the University of Texas Medical Branch’s League City Hospital Campus, a project aimed at increasing emergency and inpatient capacity in the growing Bay Area region.
The multiphase expansion is scheduled for completion by 2030, with services coming online in stages. Central to the plan is construction of a new 40-bed emergency department intended to increase throughput and accommodate higher patient volumes. Once the new emergency department opens, the existing 17-bed unit will be converted into a 20-bed observation unit.
The project also calls for additional inpatient capacity. Space vacated by relocated administrative offices, training facilities and the outpatient rehabilitation clinic will be renovated into a new 20-bed medical-surgical unit.
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UTMB will add diagnostic and procedural imaging capabilities for emergency, inpatient and outpatient care, including MR, CT, ultrasound and fluoroscopy. Plans also include expansion of the inpatient pharmacy and renovation of laboratory areas to support workflow and medication management.
"The Regents and I are very proud of the extraordinary role UTMB plays in offering world-class health care to the coastal communities," said UT System Chancellor Dr. John M. Zerwas. "The board’s action is one example of that. We congratulate President Reiser and the entire UTMB clinical team for ensuring that more Texans will have access to their great care."
UTMB president and CEO Dr. Jochen Reiser said the project is intended to address sustained population growth in the region.
“This expansion represents a major investment in the health and well-being of League City and the surrounding communities,” Reiser said. “As our region continues to grow, so does the need for timely access to advanced emergency and inpatient care.”
The League City campus, which opened in 2016 as the city’s first hospital, previously expanded in 2020 with a five-story patient tower that added 60 beds. The current project marks the next phase of development for the academic health system’s presence in the area.
