MD Anderson Plans $3.4B Houston Expansion

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center plans a $3.4 billion expansion of its Texas Medical Center campus, adding nearly 2 million square feet in two facilities designed to increase capacity to about 250,000 patients annually. Inspiration Tower, a 25-story outpatient cancer-care facility, is expected to open in 2032; Prism, focused on radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging, is scheduled to open in 2030. The buildings will become a new main entrance to the campus and incorporate technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics to support more efficient, personalized care. MD Anderson, the University of Texas System and philanthropic gifts will fund the project, which the center says responds to rising demand for cancer services as Texas grows.