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Jackson Memorial plans 54,000 sq. ft. shell and rooftop helipad ahead of new ER opening
Summary
Jackson Health officials told the Public Health Trust they will build out a 54,000-square-foot third-floor shell and a rooftop helipad at Jackson Memorial Hospital to avoid future operational disruptions when the new emergency department opens in March 2026; funding would come from a recently approved revenue bond and ongoing private fundraising.
Carlos Migoya, a presenter representing Jackson Health System (role/title not specified in the transcript), told the Public Health Trust board that the health system will build a 54,000-square-foot third-floor shell above the new emergency department at Jackson Memorial Hospital and add a rooftop helipad.
Migoya said the shell and helipad are being added now to avoid future operational disruptions that could prevent such an expansion after the emergency department opens, and that the work must be done before the facility receives patients. “Around this time next year, we will be getting ready for opening day of what will be 1 of the nation's largest, most advanced emergency rooms,” Migoya said during his presentation. He added the design and construction teams are committed to completing the work before opening in March of 26.
The shell would provide roughly 54,000 square feet for future clinical services, Migoya said, and Jackson is exploring consolidating interventional radiology, cath labs, angiosuites and neurosuites into the new space to replace aging buildings elsewhere on campus. The rooftop helipad would create redundancy in case the campus'serving helipad is in use, Migoya said.
On financing, Migoya said the project would be funded from dollars set aside from a recently approved revenue bond and supplemented by private fundraising; he noted the bond funds would be used should private fundraising fall short. He described the timing as a “small window of time to capture the design structural capacity” before patient operations begin.
Migoya also described longer-term growth expectations tied to the new emergency department, citing anticipated increases in patient volume and expansion of specialty service lines including cardiovascular transplant and neurosurgery.
The board did not record additional public discussion or a formal vote on this specific construction plan during the excerpted portion of the meeting. The presentation was part of a regular report to the Public Health Trust and was followed by committee reports and other routine business.
