Riddle Hospital Getting $327M In Modernization Work

MEDIA, PA — Riddle Hospital in Media has been given the go-ahead to begin work on a $327 million plan to modernize its campus.

The Main Line Health Board of Governors and Middletown Township OKed the Campus Master Plan, which includes a new main entry, 76 private patient rooms, a new maternity care area, and much more.

"We are thrilled for this historic campus modernization project at Riddle Hospital," said Shelly Buck, DNP, MBA, President, Riddle Hospital. "In my time at Riddle thus far, I have already witnessed the talent, professionalism, passion and dedication of the Riddle Hospital staff. The revitalization of the Riddle campus will truly elevate the facility to match the superior care already provided within the walls of the hospital."

The modernization project includes the construction of a new five-story, approximately 230,000-square-foot patient pavilion comprised of the following:

• a new main entry;
• radiology and pre-admission testing suite;
• 10 replacement operating rooms in a state-of-the-art surgical suite;
• a comprehensive maternity care area with 16 post-partum rooms, five labor and delivery suites and two C-section suites;
• hospital pharmacy and kitchen;
• 76 private patient rooms, all acuity-adaptable.

The plan also includes renovations to existing care units and support areas, including the creation of a 13-bed intensive care unit.

The patient pavilion will be situated at the front of Riddle’s campus, along the Baltimore Pike corridor, taking the place of the existing flat parking lot.

Additional parking will be constructed in the area of the current Annex Building, which will be taken down as part of this project.

The Campus Master Plan will be supported by a community fundraising effort.

Early site and utility work is planned to start early this year, with groundbreaking for the new patient pavilion and other Hospital renovations set for this summer.

The first phase of the project is expected to be complete by the summer of 2023, with other renovations and project activity lasting through the summer of 2024

During the entire construction process, Riddle Hospital will remain open and ready to serve our community.