Hendrick Health breaks ground on new gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in Abilene

Hendrick Health will begin construction on a new gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in north Abilene. An office building at 1750 Pine Street will be renovated and expanded for Hendrick Clinic Gastroenterology and Hendrick Endoscopy Center.

“We’re excited about moving forward in our second century vision of expanding access and capacity with the kickoff of our first Centennial expansion project,” said Brad Holland, president and CEO of Hendrick Health. “This new facility will provide office and procedure space for Hendrick Clinic advanced gastroenterologists.”

The original 13,170-square-foot office building will be transformed to provide space for much needed growth of our advanced gastroenterology team. The square footage will increase by another 11,546 square feet with the addition of an endoscopy center.

When completed, the new facility will encompass 24,700 square feet of space for the two services, each with its own canopy-covered entrance and lobby. Hendrick Clinic Gastroenterology will relocate its current office to this much larger space, which includes 21 exam rooms, six physician offices and additional offices for support operations.

To accommodate patients undergoing outpatient procedures to examine the digestive track, Hendrick Endoscopy Center will feature four endoscopy/gastroenterology procedure rooms and
19 pre-op/recovery bays.

“In 2023, Hendrick Health saw more patients in its history than ever before,” said Holland. “Moving outpatient endoscopy procedures to a new facility will increase operational efficiencies in multiple ways. The first is in workflow for the gastroenterologists on the days they have endoscopic procedures scheduled. The second advantage is that adding four endoscopy suites frees up surgical space at our other facilities.”

The completion date is tentatively scheduled for fall 2025. A ceremonial groundbreaking was hosted Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.

Artist's rendering of Hendrick Clinic Gastroenterology

Artist's rendering of Hendrick Endoscopy Center