Patient Tower Project

Highland’s Tower Project is a modernization effort that will enable the hospital to provide private rooms for nearly all of our patients. The project was developed as a component of Highland’s strategic plan.The COVID-19 global pandemic has helped to highlight that private rooms are critical for patient care. They provide many benefits including a reduced risk of infections, more space for patient needs, and the positive therapeutic impact of more privacy and less noise during recovery. Private rooms are becoming a standard of care for hospitals nationwide. This tower will add to the existing hospital campus without the hospital having to expand its footprint. The project will add four levels plus a mechanical penthouse to the hospital’s southeast wing – three of the floors will house a total of 58 patient rooms and one floor will house other clinical programs. There will also be a small seven story infill between the existing three-story building and the existing South Wing.