Citizens Medical Center - Intensive Care Unit in Victoria, TX

Citizens Medical Center is executing a $14,000,000 expansion and renovation project at 2701 Hospital Drive in Victoria, Texas. The filing, registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in March 2024, describes the work as an addition of approximately 17,393 square feet to the existing hospital and the renovation of 14,101 square feet, totaling 31,403 square feet of construction activity.

The project scope is specifically identified in the records as the Citizens Medical Center - Intensive Care Unit. This work involves additions to an existing building, a category that places this project in the top quarter of estimated costs among similar filings in Victoria County. The estimated cost per square foot is $446, which is above the county median of $200 for this type of work.

Design and Construction Details

Downing Ferguson Peeples, LLC is the design firm of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist is Timothy D Westphal. Construction was scheduled to begin in May 2024, with a completion date listed on the filing as March 2026. The scheduled build window of 699 days is longer than the county median of 214 days for similar projects.

The project involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project. TDLR completed plan review in March 2024. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The status of the physical completion remains unverified by the state regulatory body.

Local Context and Ownership

Citizens Medical Center is the owner of record. The organization has three other TDLR-registered projects in Victoria, totaling $796,850, all of which are closed. The design firm, Downing Ferguson Peeples, LLC, has six other registered projects totaling $9,170,000, including work for Hamilton General Hospital and Goldthwaite Clinic. The project is situated in ZIP code 77901, where the U.S. Census estimates a population of about 39,965 and a median household income of $57,728.

Third-party sources have noted the project's significance to the local community. A Facebook post by the VictoriaCountyTX account mentioned the Citizens Medical Center Intensive Care Unit Additions and Renovations Project in a Commissioners Court recap. Additionally, victoriaadvocate.com reported that Braman Ranches donated $1 million to the hospital's intensive care unit expansion, describing it as a long-term benefit to Victoria.