By HFT Staff

Cleveland Clinic leaders, caregivers, elected officials and community members gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of a transformative $322 million expansion of Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and the Richard E. Jacobs Health Center. The multi-phase project will increase the size of the campus. 

Key components of the project include: 

• Expansion of the emergency department to increase capacity and improve patient flow. 
• Expansion of imaging services, including advanced MRI, CT and other diagnostic capabilities. 
• An expanded cancer center with enhanced treatment and infusion space and the addition of two new external beam radiation oncology machines. 
• Growth of surgical services, including additional operating rooms at Avon Hospital. 
• Expansion of the Richard E. Jacobs Health Center to support increased outpatient care. 
• Increased medical-surgical capacity with additional inpatient beds. 
• Growth of the intensive care unit (ICU) to support higher-acuity patients. 
• Construction of a parking garage 

Upon completion, the project will add approximately 250,000 square feet of clinical space across the hospital and health center, along with a new parking garage to accommodate increased patient and visitor demand. 

Avon Hospital opened in 2016 as a five-story, 126-bed facility and has seen sustained growth in demand for its services. There has also been a growing need for outpatient services at the Richard E. Jacobs Health Center. Opened in 2011, the facility currently provides advanced specialty and primary care, an outpatient surgery center, a chemotherapy infusion center, an imaging center and a large physical therapy area with two pools for aquatic therapy. 

The expansion is expected to be completed in 2029. 

The buildings were designed by HKS architects in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Buildings + Design and key clinical stakeholders. The construction manager on the project is Gilbane Building.