As COVID-19 surged in 2020, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences fast-tracked its 154,800-sq-ft Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital—a $68.4-million, five-story structure on schedule for completion in March 2023 by Conway, Ark.-based Nabholz Construction.
The surgical annex will be a destination hub for multidisciplinary musculoskeletal care with 12 operating rooms; 24 short-stay/inpatient beds and a 37-bed pre-op/post anesthesia care unit; a general orthopedic clinic; an imaging suite with MRI, two X-rays, two CAT scanners and radiographic fluoroscopy imaging and ultrasound rooms; healing gardens for patients and staff; and sedum green roofs.