Planning began in August of 2002.  A small group of doctors came together with a plan to build a new doctors' hospital in Bridgeport, Texas capable of providing many different services to Wise and surrounding counties.

Why does Bridgeport need a new hospital?
Maps and Photos of the Site
Architectural Renderings of Hospital
Floor and Site Plans
Fly Around Video

The Question

During the planning, one question was paramount:

Why does Bridgeport need a new hospital?

Intensive data-gathering and statistical analysis provided several answers:

• Wise County is growing rapidly
  • 1990-2000 Wise County growth rate = 37.4%
  • 1990-2000 State of Texas growth rate = 19.3%
     
• Wise County projected to have accelerated growth
  • Office of Rural and Community Affairs (ORCA) predicts Wise County will become one of the fastest growing counties in Texas. 
     
• Increase access to Acute Care Hospital Beds
  • According to Hospital Association Guidelines, the total bed need justified by Wise County residents for 2004 is 105.8 beds and for 2007 it is 116.5 beds. Currently there are only 69.
  • According to Office of Rural and Community Affairs (ORCA) Wise County has 1.35 Licensed Hospital Beds per 1000, while the State average is 3.7 Licensed Hospital Beds per 1000.
     
• Every healthcare service provided locally benefits Bridgeport twice.
  • Improves people’s health
  • Improves the health of the local economy
     
• Economic Impact
  • Doctors’ Hospital will hire over 150 full time employees
    • Average salary over $40,000
    • Over $6,000,000 in annual salaries
  • Office of Rural and Community Affairs (ORCA) estimates the direct impact of the fully staffed hospital (150 employees) will add an additional 137 jobs in the Bridgeport area.
     
• Supporting Education
  • Over $100,000 annually budgeted for staff continuing education
  • Nursing School Scholarships
  • HOSA (Health Occupation Student of America) Program
    • Encourages High School students to consider healthcare as a career option, through mentorships with hospital employees
  • Physician Internships / Medical Student Preceptors
    • John Peter Smith Hospital System
    • University of North Texas Health Science Center's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Nurse Anesthetist School Rotations
    • Texas Christian University
  • Registered Nursing School Rotations
    • The Weatherford College Associate Degree Nursing Program
  • Licensed Vocational Nursing School Rotations
  • Operating Room Technicians School Rotations

Maps and Photos

• Click here to see a map showing the location of the Doctors' Hospital at Bridgeport.
   
• Click here to see a geological satellite photo of the site with notes about the site and local landmarks.
   
• Click here to see an aerial photograph of the location.

Architectural Renderings

The architectural design is by PageSoutherlandPage.  Below are some architectural renderings showing what the new hospital will look like from different perspectives.

• Click here for a view of the entire site, including hospital, from the NE Corner, far away.
   
• Click here for another view of the entire site, including hospital, from the NE Corner, far away, different angle.
   
• Click here for a view of the NE Corner entrance, up close, from the north.
   
• Click here for another view of the NE corner entrance, from the north.
   
• Click here for another view of the NE corner entrance, from the east.
   
• Click here for a view of the north side of the hospital, from the northwest.
   

Floor and Site Plans

Below are images provided by the architects PageSoutherlandPage, showing the site plans, floor plans, and more.  The main link is just a low-res snap shot.  Click the adobe acrobat link to download the detailed plan file which you can zoom in, print, and save to disk.

• Click here for a view of the Bridgeport Doctors' Hospital site plan
  Site Plan high resolution download (239.33KB)
   
• Click here for a view of the Bridgeport Doctors' Hospital first floor plan.
  First Floor Plan high resolution download (272.25KB)
   
• Click here for a view of the Bridgeport Doctors' Hospital second floor plan.
  Second Floor Plan high resolution download (415.20KB)

Fly Around Video

Click the link below to be show a short video of the hospital as it would look from an aerial perspective. 

Note:  This file is large.  Even at T1 speeds, the file may take several minutes to download and start playing.

• Bridgeport Doctors' Hospital Video, outside view. (2.7 meg file)