MCKINNEY, TEXAS – A groundbreaking ceremony and reception kicked off construction of Methodist McKinney Hospital. The new hospital will be located on the northeast corner of Eldorado Parkway and Stonebridge Drive in the Stonebridge Ranch residential community in McKinney. More than 100 hospital supporters attended the festive kickoff, including local dignitaries McKinney City Manager Frank Ragan and Assistant City Manager Reggie Neff, and several city council members.  Following an invocation by Rev. Terri Swan, associate pastor at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, remarks were made by Leslie Barden, senior vice president of Marketing and Strategic Planning for Methodist Health System in Dallas; Dr. Vuhdi Slabisak, a McKinney orthopedic surgeon and chairman of the Methodist McKinney Hospital Board; Dr. Stephen L. Mansfield, president and CEO of Methodist Health System; and Daniel Tasset, chairman of Nueterra Healthcare in Leawood, KS.

“This is an especially exciting time for me and my physician colleagues,” said Dr. Slabisak. “This project began more than two years ago and has included dozens of physicians, who share a common vision – to not only expand medical services in McKinney, but provide these services in a patient-and wellness-focused environment.

We truly seek to provide residents of McKinney and Collin County with superior health care. By partnering with Methodist Health System and Nueterra Healthcare, this vision will soon become a reality.”