Fort Hood's Public Affairs Office is asking media to register for a groundbreaking ceremony next Monday for the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's newest facility. At 974,000 square feet, the $534 million building will be 60 percent larger than the current structure. For comparison, that's about the size of five Wal-Mart Supercenters.
Fort Hood says the Medical Center will include a six story hospital and three parking garages.
"This is the largest Department of Defense contract financed with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds and the largest design-build project in the Department of Defense medical construction program," Fort Hood PAO said in a release.
Prichard Stadium, commonly known as Hood Stadium, had to be destroyed to make way for the new complex, according to the Killeen Daily Herald. Killeen ISD appears to have reached a deal that will see the stadium rebuilt in a different section of the Army post.
Check out more artist renderings of the new Medical Center here.
