Texas Health Announces Plan to Build Hospital, Medical Campus in North McKinney

Texas Health Resources announced on Feb. 24, 2026 that it plans to build a new hospital and medical campus in north McKinney, saying the move is aimed at meeting rapid growth in the northern Collin County corridor and listing the project as slated to open in 2028. The system framed the investment as a response to population pressure in north McKinney; the announcement did not include an exact site address or parcel information.

The announcement provided no details about scale or services. Texas Health did not release a bed count, square footage, estimated project cost, construction start or groundbreaking date, or the names of development partners and contractors. The system also did not specify which clinical specialties or outpatient services will be included on the new campus, nor did it include projected job numbers for construction or long-term staffing.

Texas Health’s recent system recognitions provide context for what the new campus could mean for northern Collin County. The system’s materials note that Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton is "just the third hospital in Texas and one of fewer than 20 hospitals in the nation to receive a prestigious heart attack care certification." The materials also state that "for the fourth consecutive time, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has earned Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers," and that Fort Worth "has earned Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark for Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification" for a second consecutive time. Additionally, the system notes that "for the first time, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake has earned Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery (ACSS)."

Texas Health’s social media activity underscores system priorities that could shape services in Collin County. The organization’s Instagram account, texashealth, has recent posts directing followers to the system’s heart health and Dallas maternity webpages and promoting mobile screening options and mammogram, prostate and colon screening information. Those posts highlight heart and maternity outreach even as the north McKinney announcement left service lines unspecified.

The public health implications are immediate for northern Collin County residents. A hospital campus in north McKinney could reduce travel times for emergency and specialty care as the corridor grows, but without a published site, emergency department plans, or confirmed service lines the community cannot yet assess whether the project will address gaps in access and affordability. City approvals, permits and construction timelines were not included in the announcement, leaving questions about whether the 2028 opening is feasible.

If the campus opens as slated in 2028, it would join Texas Health hospitals in Denton, Fort Worth and Southlake that the system has highlighted for cardiac, stroke and spine certifications. For now, Texas Health’s Feb. 24, 2026 announcement establishes the intent to expand into north McKinney; exact location, services and financing remain to be announced before the full community and health-equity implications can be measured.