"University of Texas System and MD Anderson Collaborate to Build State-of-the-Art Campus Hospital for Cancer Care"
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has announced plans to build the University of Texas at Austin Medical Center, a world-class academic medical center for education, research, and patient care. The center will include two new hospital towers: the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a UT Austin hospital. The MD Anderson Cancer Center will expand its Houston footprint to Austin, while UT Austin will build its own specialty hospital. The total investment for these projects is estimated at $2.5 billion, and the hospitals will be constructed on the current site of UT Austin's Erwin Center. The new medical center aims to provide transformative cancer care, enhance educational experiences for students, and benefit patients throughout the state and nation.