PROJECT STATUS
Harris Health is committed to providing high quality care to all residents of Harris County, with a special emphasis of addressing health disparities among vulnerable and medically underserved populations. As part of that commitment, The Lyndon B Johnson Hospital is proposed to be replaced by 2029. The new hospital campus will provide improved care for the medical, social and mental health needs of the northeast communities.
New Hospital Update
Pavilion: Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
Project Name:LBJ Expansion Hospital
Project Category: Major Capital
Project Description/Scope:
A 12-story, 1.2 million-square-foot, 390-bed acute care hospital on the LBJ Campus will be built in three phases:
H1 (site and structure), H2 (core and shell), and H3 (interior build-out). The hospital will connect to the
existing facility via an overhead pedestrian bridge and include an emergency center, diagnostics, lab, pharmacy,
nuclear medicine, cardiology, labor and delivery, and an inpatient tower. Two top floors of the tower will be
shelled for future expansion to 450 beds.
Project Status
Key updates for November, 2025:
Attached is the November 2025 construction progress update for the LBJ Campus Expansion. The project remains on schedule, with several key milestones recently achieved:
- Visitor Parking Garage: Prefabricated panel installation is actively underway.
- Central Utility Plant: Structural topping out is now complete.
- Hospital Construction: We’ve surpassed 1 million manhours of work.
- Workforce: Over 1,000 construction workers are on site daily.
- Hospital Podium: Window installation is in progress.
- Hospital Tower: Structural work has reached Level 10.
- Tower Crane: One of the tower cranes will be extended today.
- Interior Progress: Significant interior construction is complete on Levels 1–5.
- Design & Equipment: Interior design and medical equipment selections are finalized.
Construction Progress Photos - November 2025
HKS Receives the Center for Health Design
Touchstone Gold 2025 Award
Harris Health LBJ Hospital Expansion
PROJECT STATUS
Harris Health invites you to stay connected as we grow. Access the live webcam to see progress on the Lyndon B Johnson Hospital campus. https://app.oxblue.com/?openlink=mccarthy/lbjhospital
Exclusive Interview Video
A Year after Breaking Ground, Harris Health Shares a Construction Update of Its New Hospital
It’s been one year since construction began on Harris Health’s new Level I trauma capable hospital on the campus of Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in northeast Houston and already, the future of Harris County healthcare is taking shape. Click to Read More
The Lyndon B Johnson Hospital Campus Expansion Project - 2024 Groundbreaking - Special Summary Report click here: updated link
Harris Health ‘LBJ Expansion Project Delivery Team’ Team Building Videos
Highlights Reel – Team WHY Transformation Retreat
This video showcases how we foster trust, motivation, and purpose among 20+ project partners. So far, 166+ Project Delivery Team members have embarked on their journey up the Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Mountain through structured team-building engagements. Patrick Casey, AIA, SVP of Construction Engineering & Systems Integration at Harris Health, opens and closes the video.
Training and Development provided by Brand Rebirth.
Purpose’ Fireside Chat Video
This video features Project Leadership discussing the newly launched Purpose Statement and Core Values, sharing their insights on how these principles shape project culture, strengthen the team, and enhance impact.
Purpose: With hearts and hands united, we strive to build a healthier future, so that we may positively impact and transform the lives of those most in need.
Core Values: We, Not I, Trust, Empathy, Status Quo Unacceptable
Moderator: Tanika Vital-Pringle, Global MBA, CEO| Speaker | Executive Coach, Brand Rebirth
Panelists:
- Nick Herzinger, Sr. Superintendent, Tellepsen
- Daina Pitzenberger, SVP, Business Development, Lead Project Development Services, JLL
- Whitney Fuessel, AIA, Regional Practice Director, Health, HKS
- Sahira Abdool, MPA, Principal/Chief Administrative Officer, PPG Global, LLC
- Patrick Casey, AIA, SVP Construction Engineering, Systems Integration, Harris Health
- Preston Cope, Project Executive, McCarthy Building Companies
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