Inpatient Projects: Clarian’s Indy expansion is a big one

METHODIST HOSPITAL PLAN COULD COST UP TO $500 MILLION, ADD UP TO 250 BEDS

By John Mugford

Plans have not been finalized, but Clarion recently released this conceptual rendering of its new bed tower as part of a fundraising campaign.
Rendering courtesy of Clarion Health System

 

Before the recession, announcements like the one recently coming from Clarian Health System in Indianapolis had become somewhat commonplace. Many large hospitals were planning big expansion projects in order to keep up with demand and/or stave off competition.

But as the recession took hold, such announcements slowed to a trickle until, eventually, they dried up almost completely.

The times they are a-changin’, and the latest announcement from Clarian is certainly good news for the healthcare real estate industry – and perhaps an indication that health systems can once again make decisions based on strategy, not fear.

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