A regional health care network recently broke ground for a hospital in fast-growing north Tarrant County.<\/p>\n
Baylor Scott & White Emergency Hospital – Alliance is set to open in the first half of 2027 and will provide emergency and inpatient care. Located at 2952 Highway 114, across from Texas Motor Speedway, the center is one of four small hospitals<\/a> planned or currently being built in North Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Baylor Scott & White Health\u2019s expansion is focused on areas where obtaining medical care requires longer commutes.<\/p>\n \u201cThis area has been growing for quite some time, but we now hit a mass of patients,\u201d said Charles Williams, president of Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth. \u201cWe know how many patients we get at Grapevine, Keller, Colleyville, Fort Worth. And we now believe this is the time so that they can have it close to home.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the name, the Alliance hospital will not serve emergency patients exclusively. The 19,000-square-foot medical center will be a fully licensed facility with eight emergency room beds and eight inpatient beds.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Alliance hospital will be open 24 hours and will prioritize caregiver-to-patient ratios, said Brett Kinman, the DFW CEO of Emerus, the nation\u2019s largest operator of neighborhood hospitals.<\/p>\n Emerus currently operates eight other neighborhood medical centers for Baylor Scott & White in North Texas and will also run the nonprofit medical system\u2019s four new hospitals.<\/p>\n While offering on-site medical services like CT imaging, X-rays and lab services, Kinman noted Emerus operates efficient neighborhood centers while ensuring empathetic and holistic care.<\/p>\n \u201cIt provides that unique, personalized, family-oriented care in a small-format hospital that we think is very successful,\u201d Kinman said about the company\u2019s model.<\/p>\n All four small centers announced by Baylor Scott & White will be the same size, spokesperson Matthew Olivolo said. The first to begin construction was the Willow Park<\/a> hospital in March.<\/p>\n The hospitals in Fort Worth\u2019s Renaissance Square development and Dallas\u2019s Pleasant Grove neighborhood are set to break ground later this year.<\/p>\n Williams said the four neighborhood hospitals all sit in service areas where long commutes for patients have become all too common, either due to growth or continuous lack of medical coverage.<\/p>\n Alliance and Willow Park are some of the fastest-growing regions of North Texas. Alongside residential developments in nearby towns, the Alliance region has seen massive economic growth, with $18.3 billion invested in 2025 alone<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Willow Park grew from 4,936 residents in 2020 to 6,851 in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.<\/p>\n Renaissance Square in southeast Fort Worth and the Pleasant Grove neighborhood in Dallas are areas where medical care is currently inaccessible because of long distances from full-service hospitals.<\/p>\n \u201cThis decision was made for the community first to provide them what they need,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThat\u2019s where we make our investments.\u201d<\/p>\n Ismael M. Belkoura is the health reporter for the Fort Worth Report. His position is supported by a grant from Texas Health Resources. Contact him at ismael.belkoura@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n