Parkview Wabash Hospital Celebrates ‘Topping Out’ Ceremony

WABASH, Ind. – Parkview Health President and CEO Mike Packnett today joined health system and community leaders to celebrate the placement of the final steel beam at the new Parkview Wabash Hospital. The two-story, 80,000-square-foot facility, located at 1800 N. Wabash St., will create approximately 14 new jobs in Wabash. The hospital campus will also include a 31,000-square-foot medical office building that will be home to Parkview Physicians Group.

Mayor Scott Long was one of the presenters at the event. Long said Parkview Health Services has already been a good partner for the community.

Services offered at the new Parkview Wabash Hospital campus include:

·         A full-service emergency department with 24/7 expert care

·         Helipad for rapid patient transfer by Parkview Samaritan or other medical transport service

·         Diagnostic imaging (X-ray, CT, ultrasound, MRI, mammography and more)

·         Inpatient medical/surgical unit

·         Constant Care Unit

·         Outpatient lab services

·         Women’s health services

·         Sleep Center

·         LifeBridge Senior Program

·         Cardiac and pulmonary rehab

·         Home healthcare and hospice

·         Access to Parkview Physicians Group specialty clinics

The new facility, which will replace the 55-year-old hospital, was designed to better support the needs of the community, including growth in women’s health services. The medical office building located on the campus will house approximately 15 physicians from Parkview Physicians Group. In addition to primary care, specialties will include cardiology, pulmonology, podiatry, colon and rectal surgery, gynecology and orthopedics.

The hospital is expected to be complete in 2018.