News Release: Duke Realty breaks ground for new Group Health ‘medical home’ near Cincinnati

The two-story, 48,910-square-foot Group Health Medical Office – West Chester in West Chester, Ohio, will be developed, owned and managed by the Indianapolis-based commercial real estate firm

Representatives from TriHealth and Duke Realty recently broke ground for the Group Health Medical Office – West Chester in West Chester, Ohio. The design of the facility will be based on a “medical home” model to provide greater patient convenience. (Photo courtesy of Duke Realty)

Representatives from TriHealth and Duke Realty recently broke ground for the Group Health Medical Office – West Chester in West Chester, Ohio. The design of the facility will be based on a “medical home” model to provide greater patient convenience.

INDIANAPOLIS and CINCINNATI, Nov. 7, 2013 – Cincinnati-based TriHealth and Duke Realty recently broke ground for the 48,910-square-foot Group Health Medical Office – West Chester at 8040 Princeton Glendale Road in West Chester, about 20 miles north of Cincinnati.

The facility is being developed and will be owned and managed by Indianapolis-based commercial real estate firm Duke Realty.

The design of the facility will be based on an innovative “medical home” model, which includes practices and services that are in close proximity and shared spaces such as check-in/check-out and administration. The design is intended to minimize the amount of time patients need to move around the facility for care, according to Jerry Oliphant, TriHealth Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

“Our new medical building will be designed for patient convenience as well as increased efficiency and collaboration among the healthcare professionals,” explains Mr. Oliphant. “We’re looking forward to offering expanded services to the growing population of Ohio in our new facility, and to providing a patient-centered model of high-quality healthcare.”

“We have had a strong, long-lasting partnership with TriHealth for a number of years, and we are pleased to work with them to develop a new facility to meet the healthcare needs of area residents,” says Keith Konkoli, Duke Realty Senior Vice President, Healthcare.

The architect for the project is Cincinnati-based GBBN Architects and the general contractor is Duke Realty. The MOB is expected to be completed in September 2014.
About TriHealth 

Bethesda and Good Samaritan Hospital joined together to form TriHealth in 1995, bringing together two of Cincinnati’s finest healthcare organizations. Through these two acute care hospitals and more than 80 locations, TriHealth provides a wide range of clinical, educational, preventive and social programs. TriHealth’s non-hospital services include physician practice management, fitness centers and fitness center management, occupational health centers, home health and hospice care. Not-for-profit TriHealth is one of the top integrated health systems in Greater Cincinnati and the fifth largest employer in the region with approximately 10,000 employees. To learn more, please visit www.trihealth.com.
About Duke Realty

With more than 23 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 and operates approximately 149.3 million rentable square feet of industrial and office assets, including medical office,  in 22 major U.S. cities. The medical office portfolio includes 73 existing properties totaling 5.6 million square feet, plus 13 buildings totaling 1 million 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.