Lakeway Regional Medical Center Update

The 54 acre site for the Lakeway Regional Medical Center is finally moving forward with site preparation.  Toward the end of last year I saw the clearing of many trees on the site, but then the activity stopped.  A couple of weeks ago, work picked up again.  As I drove past the site one morning last week while taking my daughter to school, I saw over a dozen construction vehicles and other equipment crushing rock and moving dirt.  What appears to be happening is the leveling of much of the site, which was originally very hilly.  It looks like the 54 acres may be multi-tiered and the initial rendering I have seen shows a pond to be at the lower level of the property.

The hospital will open with 104 beds and a level II trauma center with a helipad.  Services will include cardiology/cardiothoracic  services, radiation oncology, surgery, women’s health services, physical therapy/sports medicine, speech-language pathology, obstetrics and gynecology  and more.  The hospital is expected to add rooms over time, expanding to around a 200 bed facility.  Also on the site will be a hotel, day care, medical offices, retail space and restaurants.

This medical center will really put Lakeway on the map.  The hospital and facilities around it will be like St. David’s or Seton, but will serve an area that currently is anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to an emergency room.  The medical center in Lakeway will serve people from Steiner Ranch and Hudson Bend at one end to Spicewood and Dripping Springs at the other end.

The 54 acre site sits right next to the Lake Travis ISD offices and Lake Travis Middle School on the west side of RM 620.

Author Bio:

Sam Chapman is a Lake Travis real estate agent who has lived and worked in the Lakeway area since 1987.  Sam is very involved in the Lakeway and Lake Travis community.