Baptist Collierville set to make $10 million-plus ICU and ER expansion
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 30, 2024 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville will soon begin construction on a $10 million-plus project to expand the hospital’s intensive care unit and emergency department.
The expansion will double the capacity of Baptist Collierville’s ICU from seven to 14 beds, increasing the ICU’s footprint to 17,000 square feet. Moving from the first floor to the second floor, the new ICU will replace former shelled space and unused rooms on the second floor of the hospital. Once the ICU renovations are complete, the emergency department will be expanded into the former ICU space on the first floor, increasing the ER by 4,732 square feet.
“We are excited to begin the expansion of Baptist Collierville’s ICU and ER,” said Lindsay Stencel, administrator and CEO of Baptist Collierville. “Thanks to a Tennessee Department of Health grant, we have the funding we need to increase our service offerings and enlarge critical areas to help us proactively meet the needs our community.”
Baptist Collierville’s expansion project is largely funded through a $5.5 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Health’s Healthcare Resiliency Program.
Construction on the ICU is scheduled to last approximately 12 months and should be completed in fall 2025. The emergency department expansion will be completed a few months later. During construction, scaffolding and a temporary air handler may block some parking spaces on the hospital campus. The expansion was designed by ESa architectural firm, and Flintco Construction is handling construction management and services.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville opened its doors in May 1999. With all the amenities of home, this full-service hospital sits on a 75-acre park-like campus and features extra-large patient rooms and a walking trail. Medical services include a full-service emergency room, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, inpatient and outpatient surgery, a step-down unit and a seven-bed intensive care unit, inpatient and outpatient diagnostics, the Baptist Sleep Disorders Center, outpatient women's services and 81 acute care beds. It is one of only 40 hospitals in the country to earn Joint Commission accreditation for advanced hip and knee replacement. For more information, please visit baptistonline.org/collierville, call 901-861-9000 or follow us on Facebook at @baptistcollierville.
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