CARMEL, IN-The St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers system plans to lease a 89,000-square-foot building here for a short-stay hospital. The Franciscan St. Francis Health Carmel center will open at the North Meridian Medical Pavilion in January 2012.
The cost to renovate project will be $23 million, though it’s not clear what entity will own the facility. A spokesman did not return a call for comment.
According to the company, the first and second levels will include a six-bed inpatient unit, inpatient and outpatient surgical suites, an imaging center, cardiac testing, physical therapy, oncology infusion therapy, sleep disorders lab and other clinical services. The 29,000-square-foot third level will house additional clinical and administrative office space for the hospital and other independent medical practices.
In a statement, Franciscan president and CEO Robert Brody said the center will represent a new model in health care. “The health center of the future is likely to be smaller, less expensive to build and operate, and have long-term sustainability, based on flexible usage and efficient design,” he said.
The company also operates hospitals in Indianapolis, Mooresville, Beech Grove, Lafayette and Crawfordsville in Indiana.
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