HOUSTON — The University of Texas System Board of Regents gave the green light to another major Houston-area health expansion Feb. 19, continuing nine-figure investments in its local systems.
The board approved a $300 million expansion at the University of Texas Medical Branch League City Hospital Campus, part of UTMB Health. The entire project is expected to be complete by 2030, but services will open as each phase of the project finishes.
In an interview with the Houston Business Journal prior to the Feb. 19 board meeting, Dr. Jochen Reiser, president of UTMB and CEO of UTMB Health, said physical transformation of the university’s campuses was high on his list of priorities since he took the post in 2023…