Nuofan Health (Winston-Salem, NC) plans to add a $169 million bed tower at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center in Matthews, North Carolina, according to a report article exist Winston-Salem Magazine.

The project will add 150,000 square feet to the medical center and renovate 50,000 square feet of existing space.

The project will increase the number of beds in the hospital by 20 beds to 174, and add a new surgical service area, including seven operating rooms (OR), three endoscopy rooms, a post-anaesthesia care room, and outpatient care Room and three cardiac operating rooms, including also planned for cardiac catheterization and vascular intervention. It will also include empty shell space to support future campus expansion, which can accommodate up to 272 beds. There are also plans to expand the kitchen, pharmacy, patient access area and respiratory care area.

The start of construction is planned for the first quarter of 2022, and the project will be completed in the summer of 2025.