Health system breaks ground on $110M Towson project
By Garrett Dvorkin – Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) has begun work on a $110 million facility that will serve as a hub for a wide range of outpatient services, from surgery to diabetes treatment.
UMMS held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday for the 112,000-square-foot Center for Outpatient Care in Towson, which system officials expect to open by spring 2028. The health system estimates the facility on the campus of the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center will serve around 250,000 people a year. The building will consolidate several UMMS services in one place, while allowing the health system to expand its offerings. The center will have surgical rooms, a diabetes center, an infusion center and office space for primary care physicians and pediatrics, among other health professionals...
The new outpatient center is being constructed on a former parking lot on Osler Drive at St. Joseph. Rockville-based Wilmot Sanz and Virginia's Powers Brown Architecture are overseeing the design, and Clark Construction is the general contractor.
Once the project is complete, UMMS will move a wide range of services into the new center. The facility will hold two ambulatory surgery centers, one for orthopedic and pain procedures and one for multi-specialty surgery. It will also have a diabetes and endocrine center, pulmonary specialists, pediatric specialty care and sports medicine. Partners in the project include the University of Maryland School of Medicine and its faculty physicians, Ruxton Surgical Center, Towson Orthopaedic Associates, Towson Sports Medicine, Towson Surgical Center and the University of Maryland's St. Joseph Medical Group practices...
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