Texas Health Fort Worth is planning a vertical expansion of its Justin Tower that will add four new floors dedicated to women and infants care. The project aims to increase patient capacity and enhance neonatal services through 2030.
Construction on the expansion is scheduled to begin soon. Floors 11 and 12 will house the Jane and John Justin Center for Women and Infants. This new facility will include labor and delivery units, a nursery, dedicated operating rooms, and spaces for antepartum, postpartum, and gynecology patients. Floors 9 and 10 will remain as shell space to allow for future growth.
The entire expansion is supported by a naming gift from the Jane and John Justin Foundation, which funded the original tower when it opened in 2019. The project is scheduled for completion in 2029. The existing Justin Tower, which opened in 2022, already added 144 patient beds and increased surgical capacity by nearly 30 percent.
Construction is currently underway on the tower’s fourth and fifth floors, which will add 71 patient rooms and a surgical trauma progressive care unit later this year.
Hospital leaders stated that the expanded women’s center will allow newborns and mothers to receive care in updated facilities designed to accommodate future growth. Josh Floren, chief operating officer of Texas Health’s Hospital Channel, described the project as an investment in the community’s health. He noted that adding patient rooms ensures families can receive specialized treatment locally without traveling far for critical care.
Plans also include relocating the hospital’s obstetric emergency department to the ground floor of Justin Tower. This new location will have its own entrance to provide easier access for expectant mothers needing emergency care. The relocation will consolidate maternal services in the tower while providing larger patient accommodations.
Following the tower expansion, Texas Health will add 32 private neonatal intensive care unit beds. This addition will raise the total capacity from 54 to 86 beds. The neonatal project is also scheduled for completion in 2030.
