BremnerDuke to Develop 43,500-Square Foot Building That Will Bring Health Care Services to Duke’s Master-Planned Community
Released: 3/25/2008
Anson Selected As Site of New Witham Health Services’ and St. Vincent Health Medical Facility
(Indianapolis, Ind., March 25, 2008) – Duke Realty Corporation has announced that BremnerDuke Healthcare, its healthcare real estate development division, will construct a 43,500-square foot medical office building for Witham Health Services and St. Vincent Health in Anson, its 1,700-acre, mixed-use development along I-65 in southeast Boone County. This medical office building will bring health care services to residents of Anson, a community Duke is developing that integrates retail, industrial, office, and healthcare facilities with homes, public spaces, and community services.
“Having Witham Health Services and St. Vincent Health build a medical facility in Anson is an important step in developing Anson into a full-service community designed around people and their needs,” said Tom Dickey, Vice President and General Manager of Anson. “Now, Anson residents, employees of businesses, and others in the area will have a convenient source for medical treatment.”
“We are very pleased to have been chosen by Witham Medical Services and St. Vincent Health to develop this medical office building,” said Jim Bremner, President of BremnerDuke Healthcare Real Estate. “This facility will give Anson residents, as well as others living in the Zionsville and Whitestown communities, immediate access to high-quality primary and specialty medical care plus the convenience of emergency medical care if needed.”
“This exciting partnership between St. Vincent Health and Witham Health Services will benefit the patients in this community by providing more access to superior health care,” said Raymond Ingham, President and Chief Executive Officer of Witham Health Services. “Bringing convenient, accessible health care to Anson is a commitment both organizations are excited about.”
“For years, both health care providers have been committed to providing the highest quality of care to Boone County residents, and St. Vincent Health has been looking for the best opportunity to partner with Witham Health Services,” said Vincent C. Caponi, Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent Health. “By establishing this partnership, we will be able to combine our comprehensive services and improve the health of patients in this rapidly growing area.”
The two-story building will feature a freestanding emergency department, as well as an imaging center, medical offices, and ambulance garage. The facility will be located on the newly constructed Heartland Drive, just off of SR334 in the southeast quadrant of Anson. More than 5,000 square feet of premier medical office space is available for lease to private physicians through BremnerDuke.
Construction is expected to begin in spring 2008, with building completion targeted for summer 2009.
About Duke Realty Corporation: Duke Realty Corporation specializes in the ownership, construction, development, leasing, and management of office, industrial, medical office, and retail real estate. It is the largest publicly traded, vertically integrated office/industrial real estate company in the United States. The company owns, manages, or has under development more than 142 million rentable square feet in 24 major U.S. cities. Duke, which controls more than 7,700 acres of land for more than 113 million square feet of future development, also provides nationwide real estate solutions through its national development division. Duke Realty Corporation is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is listed on the S&P MidCap 400 Index. More information about Duke is available on the Internet: www.dukerealty.com.
About BremnerDuke Healthcare: BremnerDuke Healthcare Real Estate supports hospitals and physician groups with planning, development, and compliance-driven facility management services. A division of Duke Realty Corporation, BremnerDuke has been building healthcare facilities for more than 20 years with facilities ranging from a small medical office building to a large medical office building with diagnostics; an oncology center or surgery center; or a complete in-patient hospital. BremnerDuke, formerly known as Bremner Healthcare, was acquired by Duke in February 2007 as a result of Bremner’s proven success and creativity in developing healthcare real estate.
About Witham Health Services: Witham Health Services (WHS) is a community healthcare organization whose purpose is to collaborate with other community providers to serve the health care needs of the citizens of Boone County while continually seeking to improve the quality of care they provide and to maintain their viability. The vision of WHS is to be a vital and caring community hospital responding to the changing health care environment as well as the diverse and changing needs of the growing community. Witham Health Services is committed to high quality care and to continuous learning and improvement. The interactions between staff, patients, and their families are characterized by mutual respect, honesty, integrity, and trust.
About St. Vincent Health: St. Vincent Health is a nonprofit, spiritually-centered health care system, sponsored by Ascension Health of St. Louis, Missouri, the nation’s largest Catholic health system. St. Vincent Health is Indiana’s largest healthcare employer with 17 health ministries serving 45 counties in central Indiana. The St. Vincent Health ministry includes St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital; Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent; St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana; St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo; Saint John’s Health System in Anderson; St. Vincent Carmel Hospital; St. Vincent Women’s Hospital; St. Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil; St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital; St. Vincent Jennings Hospital in North Vernon; St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood; St. Vincent New Hope; St. Vincent Randolph Hospital in Winchester; St. Vincent Stress Center; St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital; and St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital.
Editor’s Note: Please contact Duke’s communications dept. if you need a rendering of the Medical Office Building at Anson.
Contact: Joel Reuter | Email