Despite upheaval in the healthcare industry, medical construction in Northwest Indiana is still going strong, according to an article on the NWI.com website.
Local hospital systems continue to invest in infrastructure even as inpatient stays nationwide are on the decline, the article said.
Current projects include the expansions of St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart and Franciscan Healthcare in Munster.
The $40 million, 113,000-square-foot St. Mary project will include a new surgical pavilion and 20-bed intensive care unit. The $70 million Franciscan expansion is creating a medical center campus equipped with more user-friendly patient rooms, a full-service emergency room and hospital chapel.
Other local healthcare construction includes improvements to the emergency, laboratory and surgical units at Franciscan St. Margaret Health in Dyer; the construction of an ER at Porter Health Care System's Valparaiso Medical Center; and a three-bed expansion at the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Porter's Portage Hospital.
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