New Woman’s campus may feature mixed-use development

Now that Woman’s Hospital has moved from a 24-acre tract to a 225-acre site at the former Briarwood Golf Course, it’s hard not to ask: What are they going to do with all that land? The hospital itself and related facilities only occupy about 85 acres, leaving about 140 acres vacant for the time being. “The remainder of it will be used, when we’re told the economy supports it, for a mixed-use development,” CEO Teri Fontenot says. She says the development could feature physicians’ offices, professional services, retail, restaurants and residences, including a senior living center. So one day, a person could perhaps live out nearly the entire circle of life—including birth, retirement, and much of what comes in between—all on one site. —David Jacobs