It’s easy to talk about square footage and job creation at groundbreakings. When Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill celebrated the start of its $240 million expansion on Monday, its officials noted something more impactful: How it will enable Inspira to enhance the already top services it provides to the community.
The Mullica Hill project – which includes a 150,000-square-foot, 5-story wing and renovations of various clinical and non-clinical spaces in the existing facility – will allow Inspira to expand its capabilities and enhance its services, ensuring greater capacity at its Gloucester County hospital.
Services that will be expanded and enhanced on the campus include the intensive care unit, medical/surgical, maternal child health, observation, imaging (both MRI and CT), interventional radiology, and graduate medical education (including a simulation lab for hospital residents).
Warren Moore, the chief operating officer at Inspira Health, said the expansion matches the mission and the vision of the organization.
“As a leading health care provider, we are always looking to propel the organization forward to ensure sustainable growth for the long term,” he said. “We are excited to officially break ground on this new multi-year initiative to continue providing advanced care for our community through an expanded Mullica Hill campus. I want to thank our partners for their ongoing support on this major project that will have a lasting impact for years to come for Gloucester County and the South Jersey region.”
Lydia Stockman, the chief administrative officer at Inspira Medical Centers, said it’s all about providing the best patient services.
“Our focus remains steadfast on continuing to provide outstanding patient outcomes, compassionate care, and continually evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of the Southern New Jersey communities we serve,” she said.
“We are excited to start this project, which marks a new era for Inspira Health and the surrounding communities. When completed, this expansion will allow us to care for even more members of our community and provide our clinical teams with an expanded environment for our patients, for years to come.”
The expansion, in total, will add 168,000 square feet to the campus – including an expanded parking capacity.
And its impact will be large.
Inspira officials say the project will create 500 jobs for tradespersons during the construction phase, and over 100 new permanent positions upon completion.
The first phase of construction will include the new wing, the overbuild that will expand maternity services, and parking lot expansion. Renovation of existing space will begin in the Fall of 2026. The new wing and overbuild are expected to be open for patients in the first quarter of 2027. Several areas of the new construction will be shelled out for future expansion projects.