Hendrick Health System
[2] The original facility had five floors, seventy-five beds, fireproof construction, steam heat, hot and cold running water in every room and three elevators.[4] A sprawling 6-acre (24,000 m2) field on the outskirts of north Abilene was donated by Clifton M. Caldwell and his wife as a location for the hospital.To help keep its doors open, the hospital accepted chickens, goats and black-eyed peas as payment for service.The project is the largest expansion in the hospital's 84-year history and will re-shape the Hendrick campus through new facilities and extensive upgrades to a number of areas.[6] Components of Project 2010 include: a new four-story patient tower with expanded support services, new surgery facilities, labor and delivery and Hendrick Children's Hospital; a new physician office building; a new Wound Care Center and Dialysis Unit; and a canopy-covered entrance and lobby.