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Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women will expand across the street to 6620 Main St., left. The facility is undergoing a $201 million expansion.

Leaders from Texas Children’s Hospital cut the ribbon on the new Women’s Assessment Center on the first floor of the Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women. 

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women has completed the first phase of a $201 million, multi-year expansion at the Texas Medical Center.

The Women’s Assessment Center has been relocated to the lobby of 6651 Main St. as part of a transformation that will bring additional hospital beds while improving the patient experience. Texas Children’s Hospital opened the 15-story, comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births on its expansive Texas Medical Center campus in 2012. 

"Because this unit is situated at the front door, we can now ensure all our patients are greeted upon arrival and escorted to the appropriate care team, labor and delivery or otherwise," Anne-Marie Savage, assistant vice president of Women's Services at Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, said in an announcement. 

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Across the street, construction is underway to convert the former Baylor Clinic building at 6620 Main St. to house all the outpatient OB/GYN practices at the Pavilion for Women. The 190,000-square-foot building, to be known as Texas Children's Hospital's Main Tower, will connect by sky bridge to the Pavilion for Women. The relocation will free up space in the original building to create additional hospital beds for patients and newborns requiring neonatal intensive care. The entire project is planned for completion in 2024.

"We are looking forward to increasing our capacity to offer the best care to our patients who come from all over the globe seeking our expertise and the full continuum of care we offer mothers and babies," said Dr. Michael Belfort, OB/GYN-in-chief at Texas Children's Pavilion for Women and professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine. 

Texas Children’s acquired 6620 Main, along with the neighboring medical office tower at 6624 Fannin, from Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in 2016 for its campus expansion.

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