Ground has broken on a $750m expansion of White Plains Hospital in Westchester County, New York, designed by architects Payette with Suffolk Construction as construction manager.
The 10-storey, 500,000-sq-ft expansion will add 240 private, single-bed inpatient rooms, a floor for 10 operating rooms, and an emergency department with a dedicated driveway and expanded ambulance bays.
The expansion responds to increased demand, with over 90,000 patient visits expected at its emergency department by the end of 2025, which the hospital said made it the busiest emergency department “in the country”.
William S. Null, chair of the hospital’s board of directors, said: “Demand for our services continues to grow, which is why this expansion is so important.
“Since 2015, the Hospital’s inpatient volume has grown by 50%, Emergency Department volume by 80% and operating room volume by more than 80%.”
$500m of the $750m price tag is funded by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, with the remainder coming from philanthropists and equity generated through operating expanses.
Suffolk has said it will use AI as part of the Live Dimensions Steel Tracker to track steel use and progress while building, as well as a NavVis scanner to monitor progress across multiple teams.
The hospital’s first 144 extra beds are due to open in 2028.
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