The Hospitals of Providence East Campus unveils $20 million expansion

EL PASO, Texas -- The Hospitals of Providence East held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil its new $20 million expansion project.

The expansion will include additional 30-beds for the Intensive Care Unit Step Down, a third Catheterization Lab equipped with biplane technology, an additional 6-beds for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a private area and triage rooms for Obstetrics Emergency Services, and additional operating room within Women’s Services to expand obstetric care.

Since its opening in 2008, the surrounding population of the hospital has doubled in size. The expansion is to help keep up with the densely populated area.

"As we see El Paso continue to grow it's important for us that we grow with El Paso," said Tasha Hopper CEO of Hospital of Providence East.

The team says the expansion was needed in the fast-growing area.

"When I was in high school Montwood was surrounded by dessert," said Medical Director of Emergency Medicine Shanna Calero "When I joined east it was also surrounded by dessert".

Calero says over time the gap between Montwood and the hospital grew into houses and businesses. With that, the demand grew.

"I think the importance of this hospital is that it's the largest hospital we have this far east that provides full services and then expands our services," said Calero.

Horizon, Van horn, and Sierra Blanca.

"We get patients from those communities and in the past, they had to travel all the way into town, said Calero "and it's a need for the community so that they don't have to go that far to have those critical care services".