Delaware Valley Hospital outlines 113,000-square-foot expansion; county approves corporation to enable $60 million tax-exempt bonds

A representative from Delaware Valley Hospital told the Delaware County Board of Supervisors that the hospital plans a 113,000-square-foot addition to its Walton campus and asked the board to approve formation of a financing vehicle to support bond issuance.

The hospital presentation said the new building will include 25 inpatient single-suite rooms, expanded outpatient specialty services (including physical, occupational and speech therapy), an expanded laboratory and a new draw station, building-support functions and collaborative office space for community partners. The hospital said it plans to relocate primary care services now in the Walton clinic into the new building and to convert vacated space in the main hospital for administrative offices and an expanded outpatient pharmacy. The hospital representative said the pharmacy is currently open 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday–Friday and 8 a.m.–2 p.m. on weekends.

The hospital representative said the project timeline calls for bid requests to go out in August with a short bid period, a construction start in September and about two years of construction. “If we start mid September, we’re looking at total completion, September 2027, but we’ll be into the building probably June 2027,” the representative said.

Why it matters: hospital leaders said bringing services closer to patients will improve access in a county where transportation is a longstanding issue. The hospital described new collaborative space for partners such as veterans services and family support providers to use on-site, reducing travel burdens for patients.

Financing and approvals: the hospital told the board it submitted a…