ST. LOUIS — A 16-story tower built over the past four years near the entrance of the sprawling Barnes-Jewish Hospital campus on Kingshighway, is finally complete.

The Plaza West Tower for heart and vascular patients was unveiled Thursday to staff and media and will open to patients in October. The price tag is unknown. The health system that owns Barnes, BJC HealthCare, does not disclose the cost of individual projects.

Hospitalized heart and vascular patients will be moved to the new tower over the course of the month, with renovations of the vacated areas to begin at the start of next year, hospital officials said.

With 280 private in-patient rooms — including 56 for intensive care — the new tower will allow the hospital to care for 80 to 100 more heart and vascular patients at any gi

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