November 2009 Authorized by UT System Board of Regents to begin planning effort
December 2009 Launched internal planning process of Executive Committee, Steering Committee and 12 Planning Groups comprised of physicians, nurses, institutional leaders, and community supporters
August 2010 Submission of comprehensive plan to Board of Regents for construction approval
August 2010 Construction of new hospital approved by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
April 2011 Construction of new hospital begins
April 2012 UT Southwestern announces new university hospital will be named to honor former Gov. William P. Clements Jr.
Late 2014 The new William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital opens