Awareness Event for New Heart Hospital
Posted/updated on: February 25, 2011 at 4:54 pm
TYLER — Last October, Tyler residents Louis and Peaches Owen gave $18 million to Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler to help construct the area’s first freestanding heart hospital. Thursday, Trinity Mother Frances sponsored a womens luncheon and style show at Willow Brook Country Club to highlight the Owen family’s gift. The luncheon was also held to help raise awareness of coronary heart disease in women, which is the single leading cause of death in American women. February is American Heart Month.
The event featured new artist renderings of the heart hospital. Hospital officials say they reveal a sleek, modernistic architecture that will provide a circular drive to the main entrance. The hospital will be seven stories; include comprehensive cardiac, thoracic, and vascular services; and stand east of and adjacent to Mother Frances Hospital. Officials say it will connect to the main hospital in several locations, allowing specialists and clinical personnel to easily access both buildings.
The Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital at Mother Frances Hospital is a two-phase project. Phase One, located in the Ornelas Tower, was completed in December. Construction on Phase Two, a freestanding structure to be located between Saunders Street and South Fleishel Avenue, begins this spring and is scheduled for completion in 2012.
