The STHS Board of Commissioners approved plans at its September meeting to develop a new $75 million surgical center adjacent to the existing Paul D. Cordes Outpatient Pavilion at 16300 Hwy. 1085, south of Covington. The project will begin with preliminary property work this fall and final construction completion in summer 2023.
“A comprehensive surgical center adjacent to the Cordes Pavilion has been a strategic goal for us for a long time, as technology brings more surgery to the one-day arena,” STHS President/CEO Joan Coffman explained. “As the COVID-19 pandemic changes how we deliver care, we are taking bold steps to develop environments that support our patients’ needs and deliver the world-class care they know and trust.”
“While day procedures can be performed at main campus, it’s more convenient to patients and more efficient for operations to move those types of procedures to a surgery center and maintain the main campus operating rooms for highly advanced surgeries we and our partner Ochsner are performing close to home on the Northshore today,” Coffman added.
Developers will build a new building adjacent to the Cordes Pavilion to host 12 surgery suites, supporting departments and services including pre-operative and post-operative care, overnight stay beds, surgical sterilization, imaging, lab, pharmacy, rehabilitation, food service, environmental, and other services.