By HFT Staff

Northside Hospital Cherokee, along with partners Realty Trust Group and Healthpeak, broke ground for a six-story, 150,000-square-foot medical office building.  

The facility will house a variety of outpatient health care services and physician practices, including heart, bariatrics and general surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, a high-risk cancer program, ENT and primary care.  

Billy Hayes, CEO of Northside Cherokee, says the ceremonial groundbreaking was a chance to note the hospital's sustained growth. He noted he joined Northside 21 years ago at its previous home, which was built in the early 1960s.  

Charlie Dickhaus, a senior vice president of Realty Trust Group and the director of real estate for Northside, says the building is the largest medical office building the healthcare system has constructed in a decade.  

Nearly 10 physician groups are part of the ownership of the building, Dickhaus said.  
Dickhaus says 100 percent of the building is leased.  

The building will include about 40,000 square feet for cardiac and pulmonary services and about 30,000 square feet for surgical specialists. Dickhaus says the first thing visitors will notice, other than the building's height, is how patient experience is central to the design.  

Construction on the new medical office building is expected to be completed by spring 2027.