Originally published in YOUR Williamson —

It’s been hard to miss Williamson Health’s growth over the past year. From the historic expansion and renovation project underway at Williamson Medical Center to a new clinic in Spring Hill, it’s clear that the regional healthcare system is elevating excellence in healthcare throughout the county.

Williamson Health is committed to serving the community—and nothing tells that story more clearly than the expanding skyline at the system’s flagship hospital. Williamson Health marked a monumental milestone this summer with the completion and grand opening of Williamson Medical Center’s newly expanded and renovated Boyer-Bryan West Tower.

Just prior to the ribbon cutting, Williamson Health unveiled a sign dedicating the building as the Boyer-Bryan West Tower on behalf of hospital supporters Luke and Caroline (Boyer) Bryan and The Brett Boyer Foundation.

“The new tower represents Williamson Health’s commitment to elevate healthcare excellence for all residents of Williamson County and the surrounding region by providing world-class care for years to come,” said Phil Mazzuca, Williamson Health CEO. “We’re excited to reach this milestone and open the Boyer-Bryan West Tower to our patients, friends and neighbors. Our goal is to provide top-tier care to all residents of Williamson County and the surrounding region, and this expansion plays a vital role in achieving that goal.”

Exploring the Boyer-Bryan West Tower

The expanded Boyer-Bryan West Tower offers a variety of elevated healthcare services to the community.

The recently completed project added three floors to the original West Tower footprint plus a new wing that encompasses all six floors, for a total of nearly 175,000 new square feet and 134 new patient beds that have been added to the hospital. The Boyer-Bryan West Tower now includes a 35-bed intensive care unit for critical care needs, 94 medical-surgical in-patient rooms and 10 pediatric inpatient rooms.

The tower also features a fully renovated and expanded obstetrics and neonatal unit, including 33 total rooms, a spacious nursery and three C-section rooms, and an updated world-class Cardiac Center, including two state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization labs and a brand-new electrophysiology lab as well as pre- and post-procedure areas.   

“Every element of the Boyer-Bryan West Tower project is purposefully designed, allowing for greater efficiency and capacity, but also creating family-friendly spaces that promote healing and comfort,” said Dr. Andy Russell, Williamson Health Chief Medical Officer.

That “purposeful design” includes top-of-the-line technologies in patient rooms that enhance communication as well as the overall patient experience. In addition, advanced equipment and integrated systems promote greater collaboration among providers and support the continuity of care.

“We understand that a hospital stay can be a challenging time for patients and their families,” Dr. Russell said. “We’ve carefully planned each aspect of the design—from room size to furnishings—with patient and visitor comfort in mind.”

Celebrating the Boyer-Bryan West Tower

Williamson Health officials, physicians and staff members celebrated the monumental milestone with area residents earlier this summer. The grand opening and ribbon cutting was held on June 18 and included elected officials, community leaders, Williamson Health employees and capital campaign honorary co-chair and co-chair, Luke and Caroline Bryan.

“Williamson Medical Center has played a significant role in our lives,” said Caroline Bryan, who serves alongside campaign co-chair Vicki McNamara. “Our children were born here, and we’ve been in the emergency room more times than we can count. We love this hospital, its staff, and everything the Williamson Health system does for our community. This project means so much to our family.”

Luke Bryan said, “We are honored to be a part of this project and to now see the Boyer and Bryan families’ names on this building that will change so many lives. We’ll see lives brought into this world, and we’ll see lives be healed in this special place. We love this community and this hospital that has always been and felt like home.”

The ribbon cutting also kicked off a family-friendly community event, featuring free food, a live DJ and kids activities such as train rides, face painting and a magician. The community-centered celebration also gave area residents their first glimpse of the newly completed West Tower, with guided tours offered throughout the event.

Community members and area residents who attended the ribbon cutting and family fun event, also got a chance to hear from some of the Williamson Health physicians who provide exceptional, high-quality care within the tower walls, like Swati Patel, M.D., and Tufik Assad, M.D.

“Our new ER, which was completed earlier this year, has been well received by the patients and families,” Dr. Patel said. “We have more much-needed space, including an expanded waiting room and additional exam rooms. We have truly elevated the way we can care for our patients with space that is more efficient and lends itself to enhanced collaboration for our staff.”

Dr. Assad, who works with Williamson Health Medical Group’s Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group and serves as the Medical Director of Williamson Health’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), stressed the significant ways the updated ICU will allow physicians and staff to better serve the community.

“Not only are our new ICU rooms more spacious, more modern and more technologically equipped,” he said, “but we have also been working diligently on elevating our abilities to care for patients with the higher levels of complexities and acuities so we can treat a wider array of illnesses and conditions.”

Completing the Project

The completion of the West Tower is a monumental milestone. It’s the largest component of Williamson Medical Center’s extensive $200 million renovation and expansion project covering nearly every aspect of the regional, acute-care hospital. Launched in 2022, the project is designed to help Williamson Health continue serving the community’s healthcare needs long into the future. 

“Williamson Health exists to meet the healthcare needs of our community,” Mazzuca said. “This transformational project is a tangible representation of our commitment to make top-tier healthcare more accessible to the residents of Williamson County.”

 Additional updates to be completed this year include expanding the Emergency Department from 28 to 43 beds and adding a more modern and spacious neonatal intensive care unit with nine private bays.

The final phase of the Williamson Medical Center renovation and expansion project, which includes renovations to the Main Lobby and patient floors in the original tower, is expected to be completed in 2025.

All of the updates, officials say, are designed with one purpose in mind: elevating excellent healthcare for Williamson County now and for decades to come.

“This project is truly transformational and has Williamson Medical Center and Williamson Health well positioned for the future,” Mazzuca said at the ribbon cutting. “This project demonstrates our commitment to keep growing along with the community, and I guarantee that our drive to elevate excellence for this community won’t stop here.”