UNC REX Healthcare has begun work on the next phase of expansion at its Holly Springs campus, with planning underway for a second medical office building.
The three-story, 45,000-square-foot facility will attach to the existing atrium and 30,000-square-foot medical office building, which opened in 2011. UNC REX officials are now working with developer Duke Realty, the Department of Transportation, the town of Holly Springs and others for permits and other approvals. UNC REX expects to begin construction later this year and open the new facility in 2017.
That project is under way as planning continues for a 50-bed community hospital that will be built at the Holly Springs campus. Work on that hospital is expected to begin next year. There are discussions with DOT and the town of Holly Springs about how to address traffic patterns at the site. There has recently been a lot of concern about traffic at this intersection, and the Town is taking the patterns at this intersection seriously. It’s not just a concern for daily traffic for the residents, but also for emergency vehicles that are going to need to access the hospital. There are some residents that are worried about the traffic that the hospital could add, but I’m quite certain that those same residents will count their blessings if they are ever in need of a close E.R.
“We are expanding to meet the increasing demand for medical care and services among patients in Southeast Wake County, one of the state’s fastest-growing regions,” said Tom Williams, vice president of Ambulatory Services and responsible for the strategic planning, development and operations of UNC REX’s suburban facilities. “Patients and their families tell us that they want more services closer to home.”
UNC REX’s Holly Springs campus opened in 2011- and was immediately popular with patients. The campus is home to REX Express Care of Holly Springs, REX Surgical Specialists, REX Vascular Specialists, REX Primary Care, REX Pediatrics, laboratory and radiology, UNC Ophthalmology, N.C. Heart & Vascular and more.
“Some of our existing providers want to expand in Holly Springs and we expect others will join them when the new medical office building is ready,” Williams said. “They are eager to see patients from not just Holly Springs, but Fuquay-Varina, Coats, Lillington and other parts of Wake and Harnett counties. Our campus is quickly becoming a medical destination for the region.”
About UNC REX Healthcare
UNC REX Healthcare, a member of UNC Health Care, is a private, not-for-profit health care system with more than 5,400 co-workers. UNC REX has 660 beds (433 general acute beds and 227 skilled nursing) and treats nearly 34,000 inpatients each year. UNC REX offers dedicated centers for cancer, surgery, heart and vascular, post-acute rehabilitation and skilled nursing care, wellness and women’s care plus dedicated services for bariatric, heartburn, pain management, sleep disorders, diabetes education, wound and emergency care. UNC REX’s medical staff includes more than 1,100 physicians and 1,700 nurses. UNC REX provides various health care services throughout Wake County with facilities in Apex, Cary, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Wakefield and downtown Raleigh. UNC REX was the first hospital in the Triangle to receive Magnet Recognition, placing UNC REX nurses among the top 6 percent in the nation. UNC REX was named one of the top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine, highlighted as one of the Top 50 Hospitals in the U.S. by Becker’s Hospital Review, and included by the Leapfrog Group on its 2015 Top Hospitals list. Visit rexhealth.com for more information.
