The Expansion

Regions Hospital has grown from a 10-bed facility in 1872 to an advanced state-of-the-art Level I Trauma Center. Today we offer award-winning care in many areas including heart, stroke and neurosciences.

As the demand for Regions Hospital services and specialties grows, the expansion is designed to meet the increasing and highest-priority health care needs of the region. The expansion profoundly changes our patients' experience through many improvements, including our new 11-story patient tower.

Construction of the expansion began in late 2006 and the new patient tower will open in September 2009. In addition, the expansion provides for a high percentage of private rooms, logical and thoughtful space planning and improved flow inside and outside the campus.

Highlights of the project include:
Private patient rooms
A new 11-story, 385,000-square-foot t-shaped tower
20 new operating rooms
The nearly doubling in size of the Emergency Center
Underground parking with approximately 450 parking spaces
The renovation of approximately 62,000 square feet of existing space

The expansion of Regions Hospital continues our tradition of excellence in patient care and takes it one step further by providing our patients with a hotel-like atmosphere and a personalized approach. Our new 11-story patient tower incorporates the latest in design and medical technology and features stunning views of downtown St. Paul.