WVU Hospitals plans to construct a 10-story tower, an expansion planned and designed by IKM Architects of Pittsburgh. This marks the hospital's largest construction project since the late 1980s.
The $280-million tower will take four years to complete. It will expand WVU Children’s Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, the emergency department, and the Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center.
The expansion will require a new and larger Rosenbaum Family House and Child Development Center. The expansion will also result in expanded food service and conference spaces, additional elevators, parking, and campus roadways. Currently, all but 30 hospital rooms are private. When the project is complete, all patient rooms will be private.
The expansion will be subject to certificate of need approval by the West Virginia Healthcare Authority. Construction costs are estimated to be $248 million with the remaining $32 million for financing and other related costs.