Baylor Scott & White Medical Center near PGA Parkway in Frisco is spending $1.55 million to build out a cardiac rehabilitation gym, marking the first major expansion the hospital has filed for since it opened its doors just over a year ago. The project will convert an existing 5,720-square-foot shell space at the 16050 Everwell Lane campus into a dedicated rehab facility complete with locker rooms, exam rooms, and new patient waiting areas.
The buildout was detailed in a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing and first reported by Community Impact. Under the state’s Elimination of Architectural Barriers Act, commercial construction and renovation projects valued at $50,000 or more must register with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for accessibility review, which is why the filing became public. According to the same filing, the new cardiac rehabilitation gym will also include men’s and women’s locker rooms, an office and staff lounge, new nurse stations, and consultation and examination rooms.
A First Expansion for a Year-Old Campus
Construction on the rehab gym is scheduled to begin September 1 and wrap up by February 26, 2027, per the filing cited in the report. The project represents the first major expansion Baylor Scott & White has filed for at the Frisco campus since the hospital opened in July 2025, following a $265 million construction investment. The 340,000-square-foot, 84-bed hospital already offers emergency and trauma care, surgical operating rooms, robotic technology, and a dedicated women’s health floor, according to DPR Construction, the firm that built the campus.
Baylor Scott & White Health, which is undertaking the Frisco addition, is the largest non-profit healthcare system in Texas, operating 55 owned, operated, or joint-ventured hospitals and more than 1,300 care sites statewide, according to Baylor Scott & White Health. The hospital’s website, www.baylorfrisco.com, lists the Everwell Lane address as its home base in North Frisco.
Why Cardiac Rehab Space Matters
The push for dedicated rehab facilities lines up with clinical research on outpatient cardiac recovery. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that participating in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after a cardiac event significantly lowers mortality and secondary heart attack risks, though historically only about one-third of eligible heart attack survivors actually participate. A study from the American Heart Association went further, finding that heart attack survivors who complete cardiac rehabilitation see a 47 percent lower risk of a repeat heart attack and a 42 percent reduction in mortality over an eight-year average follow-up…