Houston Methodist Baytown Cath Lab 3

Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital in Baytown is preparing for a focused renovation of its existing catheterization laboratory. The project, filed under the name Houston Methodist Baytown Cath Lab 3, involves the equipment replacement and refinishing of the suite located on the first floor of the facility at 4401 Garth Rd. The registered scope covers 1,100 square feet of clinical space.

The estimated cost for this renovation and alteration is $600,000, resulting in a cost per square foot of $545. This figure is above the Harris County median of $80 per square foot for similar renovation filings. The scheduled build window is 212 days, which is longer than the county median of 92 days for this project type. San Jacinto Methodist Hospital is the owner of record for this private, privately funded project.

Design and Registration

PhiloWilke Partnership serves as the design firm of record. Janel Carona Bloom is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project was registered with TDLR in August 2026. Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2027, with completion targeted for August 2027.

San Jacinto Methodist Hospital has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $6,944,500 in the area, including other Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital renovations. PhiloWilke Partnership has designed six other projects totaling $11,897,000, such as the Texas Children's Hospital facility in The Woodlands. The ZIP code 77521 has a population of about 65,920 and a median household income of $76,012 according to Census estimates.

The Harris County unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in July 2026. This project represents a specific clinical upgrade rather than a new construction build. The filing indicates the work is limited to the existing cath lab infrastructure, focusing on modernizing equipment and finishing surfaces to meet current operational standards for the hospital's cardiology services.