Hospital developer Duke Realty donated $16,000 windows for the chapel of the newly opened Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Springfield as part of ongoing efforts to enhance patient healing
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., and INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 3, 2014 – The chapel of the recently opened Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital in Springfield, Mo., now is graced with beautiful $16,000 stained glass windows donated by the hospital developer, Duke Realty of Indianapolis.
“In addition to units with the latest equipment, high-tech therapy devices and treatments, the new Mercy rehab hospital offers a variety of amenities designed to enhance patient healing,” says Keith Konkoli, Duke Realty Senior Vice President, Healthcare. “We’re pleased to donate beautiful stained glass windows to the hospital’s chapel, which we hope will help contribute to the calming, healing environment.”
“We are proud to offer the most advanced inpatient rehab technology available for patients who require highly specialized care,” says Dr. Hollis Bell, Medical Director for Rehabilitation at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Springfield. “We also provide special services and facilities for patients and their families, including recreation programs, pet therapy and family-friendly rooms with sleeper chairs. We are happy to accept Duke Realty’s donation of stained glass windows for our chapel as part of our ongoing efforts to comfort patients and their families and speed the healing process.”
The 60-bed, 63,000-square-foot rehab hospital provides inpatient rehabilitation for patients who are recovering from strokes, brain or spinal cord injuries, amputations, complex orthopedic injuries, and other conditions. Located at State Route 65 and East Farm Road 188 (County Road 188), the hospital is100 percent leased and managed by Mercy Springfield Communities, a joint venture partnership comprised of Mercy Hospital Springfield; regional hospitals and clinics; and Centerre Healthcare Corp., a national leader in the development and operation of rehab hospitals.
About Mercy Springfield Communities
Mercy Springfield Communities is comprised of Mercy Hospital Springfield, an 914-bed referral center; five regional hospitals in Lebanon, Aurora, Cassville, Mountain View, and Berryville, Ark.; Mercy Clinic, a 500-plus physician clinic with 70 locations throughout the region. It is part of Mercy, which is the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves millions annually. Mercy includes 33 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and one orthopedic hospital, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. For more about Mercy, visit www.mercy.net.
About Centerre Healthcare
Centerre Healthcare Corporation is a national provider of inpatient acute rehabilitation services, dedicated solely to partnering with medical centers to complement their healthcare continuum through joint development and operation of acute rehabilitation hospitals and units. Modern Healthcare named Centerre as the fastest growing hospital company in the United States in 2012. Centerre Healthcare facilities rank among the top inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) in the IRF database of Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR); a ranking which provides a measure of the company’s quality clinical outcomes. Centerre has been named for five consecutive years in the annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. magazine. For more about Centerre, visit www.centerrehc.com.
About Duke Realty
With more than 25 years in the industry, Duke Realty’s healthcare team offers proven experience in providing hospitals and physician groups comprehensive planning, development, ownership and facility management services. Projects have ranged from small medical office buildings to large ambulatory care centers with diagnostics, oncology and surgery services. To find out more, please visit www.dukerealty.com/healthcare.
Duke Realty owns, maintains an interest in or has under development approximately 156.5 million rentable square feet of industrial and office assets, including medical office, in 22 major U.S. metropolitan areas. The medical office portfolio includes 72 properties totaling 5.8 million square feet, including seven buildings totaling 353,000 square feet in the development pipeline. 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 Realty is available at www.dukerealty.com. Duke Realty also can be followed on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
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