When Christus Health Gulf Coast put its plans on hold to build a 100-bed hospital in Sienna Plantation in 2006, the system was trying to “get doctor support for the hospital” before building. Now, more than a decade after purchasing the land off of Hwy. 6, the lot is for sale and the plans for a hospital in Missouri City are off the table completely, primarily due to economic factors.
“We have basically put that on permanent hold and we have the land up for sale now,” said Patrick Carrier, Gulf Coast Regional president and CEO of Christus Health. Christus Health has 40 hospitals, two in the Gulf Coast region – one in Nassau Bay and one in Katy.
Three main factors contributed to the decision not to build – the current economy, the availability of capital and the number of hospitals that have been built along U.S. 59.
Carrier says physician availability and population density are two key factors in deciding where to build a hospital, and both contribute to hospital systems congregating in certain areas, such as the U.S. 59 area in Sugar Land.
“I would say that area is very saturated,” said Carrier. “I would probably say that it wouldn’t make sense to build another facility there at this current time.”
The decision to scrap the hospital plans leaves Missouri City without a hospital, which has been the case since Memorial Hermann Fort Bend built its new facility in Sugar Land. The hospital was located at 3803 F.M. 1092, a lot that is now home to a Lowe’s home improvement store.
Memorial Hermann Hospital officials said then that they decided to build in Sugar Land to be closer to the region’s population center. But the move left Missouri City without a full-service hospital, a fact that concerned Bob Graf, the city’s economic development director.
“The closest emergency room will be Methodist Sugar Land at Highway 59 in First Colony,” Graf said in 2006. “Our goal is to get a full service hospital in Missouri City.”
Now the only reminder of the original hospital plan is Sienna Christus Drive in Sienna Plantation – a street Missouri City officials say will keep its name unless the city is asked to change it.
21. October 2009 at 9:09 am
Just forgive him, remember he’s trying to be positive…hahaha
“MoCity its called perspective. Some see everything as negative and some see the good. I made a life decision many years ago to not be negative apparently some here enjoy feeling miserable and trying to bring everyone else down.
What a sad miserable life.”
Like these
…are teachers the biggest whiners are what….they have a cush job…very little stress and all they do is bitch. Try working in a real job where you actually have to produce a product…ftbendconman
21. October 2009 at 9:07 am
You have to forgive “ftbendconman”/charlie-boy, that was just another shining example of his “positiveness”….lol
Here are more:
FtBendConservative says:
October 20th, 2009 at 3:47 pm (#)
MoCity its called perspective. Some see everything as negative and some see the good. I made a life decision many years ago to not be negative apparently some here enjoy feeling miserable and trying to bring everyone else down.
What a sad miserable life.
“FtBendConservative says: September 4th, 2009 at 8:36 pm (#) SillyAnthony don’t you have some little old ladies to kneecap?
« JohnBernardBooks/ FtBendConservative wrote on Saturday, May 24 at 06:13 AM »
“…are teachers the biggest whiners are what….they have a cush job…very little stress and all they do is bitch. Try working in a real job where you actually have to produce a product…
« JohnBernardBooks/ FtBendConservative wrote on Monday, Jun 30 at 06:45 AM » Joe do you even know how to be positive? I’m sorry if life is so bad for you…maybe you’ll ened it all soon?”
21. October 2009 at 9:05 am
You have to forgive “ftbendconman”/charlie-boy, that was just another shining example of his “positiveness”….lol
Here are more–
These are now officially keepers. Our trolling, special interest, local government vendor defender, tax, borrow and spender (liberal) claims below to have turned over a new leaf a few years ago and only sees the positive now. I guess this is his vision of positive…..
FtBendConservative says:
October 20th, 2009 at 3:47 pm (#)
MoCity its called perspective. Some see everything as negative and some see the good. I made a life decision many years ago to not be negative apparently some here enjoy feeling miserable and trying to bring everyone else down.
What a sad miserable life.
“FtBendConservative says: September 4th, 2009 at 8:36 pm (#) SillyAnthony don’t you have some little old ladies to kneecap?
« JohnBernardBooks/ FtBendConservative wrote on Saturday, May 24 at 06:13 AM »
“…are teachers the biggest whiners are what….they have a cush job…very little stress and all they do is bitch. Try working in a real job where you actually have to produce a product…
« JohnBernardBooks/ FtBendConservative wrote on Monday, Jun 30 at 06:45 AM » Joe do you even know how to be positive? I’m sorry if life is so bad for you…maybe you’ll ened it all soon?”
FtBendConservative says:
September 26th, 2009 at 8:21 pm (#)
Joe are you on crack?
No one can claim he doesn’t have a very morbid sense of humor…..I’m sure that Allen Owen, Bob Hebert and the rest of the edc-developer-I-69 corridor (formerly the TTC), tax, borrow and spend more, landfill, special interest TIRZ boyz are very proud of him!!!….ROTFLMAO
-You can’t beat this form of entertainment…..and its free!
21. October 2009 at 8:44 am
I don’t find it that hard to grasp. Christus has decided to back out, but they don’t have a monopoly on hospital systems.
Or was there something else you were referring to?
21. October 2009 at 6:21 am
“We have basically put that on permanent hold and we have the land up for sale now,” said Patrick Carrier, Gulf Coast Regional president and CEO of Christus Health”
must be hard for some to grasp.
20. October 2009 at 8:23 pm
“If they talk to those folks and it goes through – I take full credit for it and would like it to be named after me.
‘MoCity Hospital.’”
Now that is a good one…..too bad it was never about the hospital, but about selling a piece of land. I wonder what happened to the buy-back option????
“If the City wants a hospital, they need to get creative. Think about talking to Baylor, UTHSC, or even the VA to see if they would be interested in a satellite campus or community hospital.”
This is actually a very good idea. Fresno, Arcola and MC need a hospital. I think we saw what happens to hwy 6 during Rita, Ike and Katrina and if they are going to keep selling the town as a “retirement community” then they are going to need nearby service that isn’t slowed when traffic backs up or when the Hurricanes hit and people panic. They had a hospital for over two decades, but now they got a Lowes instead (across the street from Home Depot)….
20. October 2009 at 3:37 pm
The street name still doesn’t bother me.
If the City wants a hospital, they need to get creative. Think about talking to Baylor, UTHSC, or even the VA to see if they would be interested in a satellite campus or community hospital.
If they talk to those folks and it goes through – I take full credit for it and would like it to be named after me.
‘MoCity Hospital.’
20. October 2009 at 12:46 pm
Good point cst. I wonder what happened to the buy-back clause of the contract that was mentioned in earlier articles on this in 2006?
20. October 2009 at 12:41 pm
“We have basically put that on permanent hold and we have the land up for sale now.” That is a ridiculous way to put it, “permanent hold”? If it were on hold, you wouldn’t sell the land.
20. October 2009 at 12:17 pm
“But the move left Missouri City without a full-service hospital, a fact that concerned Bob Graf, the city’s economic development director.”
As usual charlie you missed something. Sounds like your lame defense of the “tipping fees”, campaign contributions and the landfill going up to nearly 20 stories in your backyard.
Don’t let the odor get to you…lol
20. October 2009 at 12:09 pm
Mountains out of molehills…
20. October 2009 at 12:09 pm
It’s only misleading to the easily mislead. It’s just a street name.
20. October 2009 at 12:08 pm
“We have basically put that on permanent hold and we have the land up for sale now,” said Patrick Carrier, Gulf Coast Regional president and CEO of Christus Health”
calvin thinks Carrier works for the city? hahaha what a troll
20. October 2009 at 11:59 am
Jamie–good coverage! I wonder why it took so long for the city to finally release all the details and why they would leave the street sign up? Seems like it would be very misleading to new home buyers.
20. October 2009 at 11:02 am
“Three main factors contributed to the decision not to build – the current economy, the availability of capital and the number of hospitals that have been built along U.S. 59.”
Its good to see the new direction reporting has taken at FBN, more factual.
Thanks FBN