University of Missouri Health Care has opened its largest expansion ever for University Hospital in Columbia, Mo.
Designed by St. Louis-based architecture firm HOK the $190 million addition includes a new patient-care tower and a replacement facility for the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, a center that previously ranked as the oldest cancer center west of the Mississippi River.
The 310,500-square-foot addition is seeking LEED Silver certification.
The eight-story tower includes 90 private rooms, a 7,000-square-foot inpatient pharmacy, six operating rooms, 25 pre-procedure rooms and a nearly 1,800-square-foot lounge for families of patients undergoing surgery.
