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Methodist Richardson Medical Center
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Summer 2014
From the
ground up
At
7 a.m. on Monday, April 14, Methodist Health
System opened its latest expansion in North Texas: the
new Methodist Richardson Medical Center, located at the
southeast corner of Renner Road and President George
Bush Turnpike in Richardson.
“We were attentive to every element of the building during
the construction process,” says Ken Hutchenrider Jr., FACHE,
president, Methodist Richardson. “I’m confident that we’ve
built a facility in which our physicians will take pride in
practicing and our patients will find comforting and healing.”
Methodist Richardson Medical Center has come a long
way since 1958, when it was simply a thought in the minds
of Richardson city leaders. Here’s a look back at how we’ve
grown through the years.
1963
A small for-profit hospital named Spring Valley
Hospital and later known as Richardson General
Hospital opens on Spring Valley Road with 35 beds
and 10 physicians. Mounting financial losses force
the owners to approach the city about acquiring
the hospital under the auspices of the RHA.
July 1958
With a population of 15,000, the city
of Richardson identifies the need
for a hospital. On July 28, 1958, the
Richardson Hospital Authority (RHA)
is charged with developing a not-for-
profit community hospital.
