Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has announced a four-story expansion of the Jane and John Justin Tower. The project will add specialized care spaces for women and infants, along with additional patient rooms and a surgical trauma unit.
The top two floors of the new construction will house the Jane and John Justin Center for Women & Infants. This center will consolidate the hospital’s labor and delivery department, nursery, operating rooms, and other related care areas.
The obstetrics emergency department, currently located on the ground floor of the Bloxom Tower, will also move to the ground floor of the Justin Tower and will have its own dedicated entrance.
Jared Shelton, president of Texas Health Fort Worth, stated in a news release that the relocation aims to provide mothers with a modern environment featuring enhanced amenities and larger accommodations. He noted that the new facility will offer panoramic views of the city while maintaining the comprehensive care standards expected from the health system.
The bottom two floors of the expansion will remain as shell space for future hospital needs. The hospital plans to complete the Justin Tower addition by 2029. The tower will remain open and operational throughout the construction period.
In a separate development, the hospital is expanding its neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, with an expected opening in 2030. This expansion will add 32 beds, bringing the total NICU capacity to 86. The unit will stay in the Texas Health Harris Jones Tower to maintain proximity to the skybridge connecting to Cook Children’s Medical Center.
Additionally, the hospital is developing existing shell space on the fourth and fifth floors of the Justin Tower. This project, expected to open later this year, will add 71 patient rooms and a surgical trauma progressive care unit.
