Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital Construction Complete

TYLER — Construction has been completed on the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital on the main Mother Frances campus and patient care begins December 15. In 2010, Louis and Peaches Owen of Tyler announced a record philanthropic donation of $18 million to Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler to help construct the area’s first freestanding heart hospital. Thursday, hospital officials gave members of the media a tour of the new facility, located at 703 South Fleishel.

The facility was constructed in two phases, with phase one opening in 2010 inside the Ornelas Tower, and phase two, the freestanding hospital, taking 18 months to complete. Officials said the new hospital includes state-of-the-art equipment, integrated electronic health record and a comprehensive cardiac team and staff, which are on par with other top heart hospitals in the country. The Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital stands east of and adjacent to Mother Frances Hospital and connects to the main hospital in several locations, allowing specialists and clinical personnel to easily access both buildings. The hospital includes 72 new private patient rooms, a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, cardiac surgical suites and comprehensive cardiac, thoracic, vascular and pulmonary services.

“This is a historic day for the region and for the history of Trinity Mother Frances,” said Lindsey Bradley, FACHE, president, Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics. “The first true cardiac care provided in Tyler was the Pacemaker Clinic at Mother Frances in the mid 1960’s. In 1983, the first cardiac bypass surgery was performed at Mother Frances Hospital and here we are almost 30 years later with an amazing heart hospital made possible by the generosity of the Owen family, to whom we are extremely grateful.” Officials said the public is invited to an open house