Arkansas Children’s Hospital plans record expansion, construction in Little Rock and Springdale

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Major changes are ahead for pediatric care in the Natural State as Arkansas Children's Hospital plans its largest-ever expansion project.

Officials said Friday that the hospital is planning an eight-year project requiring nearly $318 million to expand capacity at the hospital’s Little Rock and Springdale locations. Estimates are currently for 265,000 square feet of additions and 170,000 square feet of renovation.

The result will be expanded bed capacity, a transformation of in-patient and out-patient surgery, the addition of an ambulatory surgery center, redesigned clinical spaces and a more accessible campus, officials said.