New Behavioral Health Unit in Eagle Pass, TX

Universal Health Services is renovating 12,385 square feet of the third floor at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center in Eagle Pass to create a new Behavioral Health Unit. The project, filed as a Renovation/Alteration, involves selective demolition and interior upgrades at 3172 Megan Street. The estimated cost for this work is $7,009,284, which calculates to $566 per square foot.

Stengel Hill serves as the design firm of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist listed in the TDLR filing is Martha Pena Weiss. The project is privately funded and located on private land. TDLR completed plan review in September 2026, and construction was scheduled to begin in February 2026 with a planned completion date of September 2026.

Project Status and Record

Despite the scheduled completion date having passed, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current physical state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The TDLR status is listed as Review Complete.

This renovation is a significant investment in the local healthcare infrastructure of Maverick County. The project size and cost place it in the top quarter of comparable renovation filings in the county, which have a median estimated cost of $294,000. The scheduled build window of 212 days is longer than the county median of 91 days for similar projects.

Local Context and Nearby Businesses

Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center is situated in a ZIP code with a population of about 56,933. The median household income for this area is $52,295. Nearby businesses include the Grifols Talecris Plasma Donation Center, the Fort Duncan Museum, and Family Dollar. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Eagle Pass Port of Entry is also in the vicinity. Job listings on sites like us.trabajo.org and recruit.net indicate that Universal Health Services is actively seeking medical staff, such as Pulmonary and Critical Care physicians, for the facility.