Advanced Care for the Community - This new 132,000
square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in
Northwest Indiana is the largest
off-site facility for the academic health system.
CROWN
POINT, Ind., May 2, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- PMB is proud to announce the opening of the
University of Chicago Medicine's new
132,000-square-foot multispecialty care center in Northwest Indiana, bringing academic
medicine-level care to the area's growing community. The
ribbon-cutting ceremony took place the evening of Thursday, April 25. The center, located at 10855
Virginia St., Crown Point,
Indiana, is the first freestanding facility in Indiana by UChicago Medicine and its largest
offsite location. View the grand opening video here.
PMB and UChicago Medicine open
132,000-square-foot multispecialty care center in Crown Point, Indiana
Opening its doors to patients starting this week, this
development comes as a response to a market assessment by UChicago
Medicine that found approximately 15% of Northwest Indiana patients were traveling
outside the region for medical care. Of these patients, 1 in 5 were
patients of UChicago Medicine.
Following a nationwide search, UChicago Medicine contracted with
healthcare developer PMB to execute all aspects of the project,
from locating and purchasing the land parcel to hiring and
coordinating with the architecture and construction firms. "It's
really about shifting risk and all execution responsibilities to a
third party," says Jake Rohe,
managing partner and president at PMB. "Healthcare institutions are
in the business of delivering care in a very regulated and dynamic
environment. Partnering with a dedicated healthcare developer can
augment their resources and provide all the necessary controls to
the health system. We can get the same project and scope of work to
market faster and more efficiently, and we can do it at a better
price point while still operating in a true partnership with the
sponsoring health system."
The design team, led by Brad
Hinthorne in Seattle and
Jennifer Riddle Curley in
Chicago, sought to create a
patient-focused experience that reinforces the UChicago Medicine
identity and brand. The two-story, 132,000-square-foot structure is
bright and welcoming, with a double-height entry that leads to
imaging, ambulatory surgery, and the cancer center, which occupies
two floors. Medical offices, building support, and shelled space
for future growth occupy the remainder of the second floor. The
sixteen-bed micro-hospital has its own entrance and waiting area
adjacent to the main entrance.
With the establishment of UChicago Medicine Crown Point,
residents of Northwest Indiana
will have access to a wide range of advanced healthcare services.
These include pediatric services provided by UChicago Medicine
Comer Children's Hospital and cancer treatment from the UChicago
Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center. The new center will also
offer several features such as doctors' offices for outpatient
appointments, infusion therapy, radiation and medical/surgical
oncology for cancer patients, MRI, CT, PET, X-ray and ultrasound
imaging capabilities along with a breast imaging center, an
ambulatory surgery center (ASC), and advanced laboratory
services.
Moreover, the center will provide access to advanced treatments
through UChicago Medicine's comprehensive clinical trials program.
There will be a small emergency department and inpatient unit as
well. The Crown Point team will
coordinate with the University of
Chicago Medical Center (hub of the UChicago Medicine health
system) and local hospitals to transfer emergency department
patients requiring more complex emergency care.
This initiative builds on UChicago Medicine's longstanding
presence in Northwest Indiana.
UChicago Medicine also operates clinics in Merrillville, Munster and Schererville and acquired four regional
oncology centers from Michiana Hematology Oncology last
September.
The opening of the Crown Point
facility underscores the commitment of UChicago Medicine to expand
its reach and offer high-quality healthcare services for complex
care to a larger population. This new center will serve as a beacon
of hope for the community, ensuring seamless access to world-class
healthcare for all residents of Northwest
Indiana.
"This ceremony is an incredible milestone for the entire Project
Team," says Jake Rohe, Managing
Partner and President of PMB. "The commitment and investment
UChicago Medicine is making in this community will significantly
impact the region, and we're honored to be a small part of this
major initiative."
In addition to developer PMB, other partners in the project
include Walsh Construction and the architecture and design firm
Perkins & Will. The lender is First Horizon Bank and
Harrison Street is the Capital
Partner.
About PMB
PMB is a purpose-driven healthcare real
estate developer with a mission to improve healthcare delivery,
effect change, and positively impact communities. Our company is
100 percent focused on healthcare real estate across the continuum
of care including behavioral health, life sciences, ambulatory care
centers, medical office buildings, inpatient hospitals, post-acute
hospitals, senior living facilities, and parking structures. PMB
has developed over 130 facilities to date representing
approximately 6.5 million square feet. The firm owns and manages 70
medical facilities comprising over 5.5 million square feet. For
more information, please visit our website
at www.pmbllc.com.
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