PRESS RELEASE

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON SUGAR LAND MEDICAL PLAZA
AND
ST. LUKE’S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL

Medistar Corporation has broken ground on the new five-story, 125,000 square foot  SUGAR LAND MEDICAL PLAZA and ST. LUKE’S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL which is scheduled to open Spring 2008.

The state-of-the-art facilities will be located in the Lake Pointe Town Center at the corner of Highway 59 South and Highway 6 in Sugar Land, Texas. 

SUGAR LAND MEDICAL PLAZA has been designed using the latest innovations in health technology along with the operating efficiency of the future.   SUGAR LAND MEDICAL PLAZA is being constructed concurrently with St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Systems new ST. LUKE’S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL.  The Hospital and Medical Plaza will be connected by a shared atrium and walkway from the second floor.  The approximately 200,000 square foot hospital will contain 100 inpatient beds, pre-post procedure rooms, imaging and diagnostic services, operating rooms and additional special procedure rooms.

SUGAR LAND MEDICAL PLAZA is being developed by Medistar Corporation.  Medistar is a full-service real estate development company that specializes in the design, development, financing, acquisition and construction of medical office buildings, hospitals, LTAC and other medical facilities for the healthcare and related industries.    PageSoutherlandPage is the architectural firm for the building, Linbeck is the general contractor, and Tarantino Properties, Inc. is leasing the medical office building. (For more information visit www.sugarlandmedicalplaza.com)