Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford officials announced today plans for an additional $110 million facility development of the hospital campus starting in 2021, with completion in 2024. The project will bring the hospital’s bed count from 358 to 416. The expansion project will include:- An addition of 16 Critical Care Unit beds on the second floor of the East Tower- A build-out of 36 medical beds in shelled space on the eighth floor of the West Tower- Development of a higher level neonatal i .