AUSTIN – The University of Texas plans on building a hospital on its Austin campus in a partnership with MD Anderson, the UT System Board of Regents announced Monday.
Gov. Greg Abbott was joined by UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife and Chancellor James Milliken in a news conference.
“We’re now to one of just two states in the nation with more than 30 million residents. We’re also the only state with the nation’s consistently number one ranked cancer center, UT MD Anderson,” Eltife said.
Eltife said the university is investing nearly $2.5 billion to build the medical center.
“The State of Texas is on a mission to elevate higher education in our state and also, to use higher education is a way to expand access to health care,” Abbott said. “Today marks a giant step toward achieving both of those goals.”
According to Abbott, the new hospital is a way to make health care more accessible in the state.
“People across the entire globe go to MD Anderson - Houston for the best cancer care in the world. Similarly, people across Texas travel to Houston to access the best cancer care in our state and country,” Abbott said. “But, rather than having Texans travel to Houston, we will now be bringing the world’s best cancer care to them right here in Central Texas.”
MD Anderson has been named number one in the nation for cancer care in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 best hospitals survey. It is the largest cancer center in the nation and one of the original comprehensive cancer centers in the country.
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