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Franciscan Health Indianapolis
Franciscan Health
Franciscan Health Indianapolis main entrance in 2011
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Geography
Location8111 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates39°38′55.6″N 86°04′43.0″W / 39.648778°N 86.078611°W / 39.648778; -86.078611
Organization
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
History
Former name(s)Franciscan St. Francis Health
St. Francis Hospital
Opened1914
Links
ListsHospitals in Indiana

Franciscan Health Indianapolis (formerly Franciscan St. Francis Health) is a medical facility serving Carmel, Indianapolis, Plainfield, and south-central Indiana. It is part of the Franciscan Health system.

The hospital has historical affiliations to the Roman Catholic Church and the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration.

History

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In 1909, The Sisters of St. Francis were invited by Reverend Francis Gavick to organize a new hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana. After 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land was purchased for one thousand dollars at the corner of Albany Street and 17th Avenue, two Sisters arrived to supervise the construction of the new hospital.[citation needed]

In 1913, the cornerstone of St. Francis Hospital was laid. The new hospital was built facing what is 17th Avenue, at a cost of $75,000. St. Francis Hospital was dedicated to care for the sick on July 5, 1914. In the hospital's first year, it treated 63 patients. The original hospital building had 75 beds and housed medical and surgical services, operating room, X-ray and laboratory facilities, pharmacy and emergency department.[citation needed]

During the Great Depression a second wing was added to the south of the original hospital structure. This South Wing was dedicated on January 18, 1931. Housing the new obstetrical department, the wing doubled the capacity of the hospital. The admissions per year more than doubled from 1,805 in 1931 to 4,096 in 1940. The hospital staff in 1940 included over 70 staff doctors and 73 employees.[citation needed]

In 1957, the five-story North building was constructed, increasing bed capacity to 300, and the staff increased to 700 employees. The building housed Indiana's first cobalt treatment for tumors. The North Wing also included a medical library, chapel, maternity department, and surgery department.[citation needed]

In August 1970, the Sisters of St. Francis began the construction of a new eight-story building to be the core of the new St. Francis Hospital Center. Encompassing more than 320,000 square feet (30,000 m2), the capacity of the hospital was increased to 500 beds. The total cost was in excess of 14 million dollars. The new complex consisted of twin patient towers and a base unit to provide the necessary support services. The Bonzel Towers, named for the founder of the Order of the Sisters of St. Francis, provided 200 patient beds. The building to the rear of the patient towers housed the various special ancillary services, including a new 15-bed cardiac care unit and a 12-bed intensive care unit. An emergency department was added. The North Building, constructed in 1957, was incorporated into the Center through the use of enclosed cross-overs.[citation needed]

Completing the plans for the new hospital campus was the Medical Arts Building, located to the southeast of the hospital. The three-million dollar project featured a 400-car self-park garage and five floors of office spaces for physicians. An enclosed ground level passage connected the building to the hospital's Tower Building.[citation needed]

The creation of a special care nursery in 1975 led to the development of what is now a Level III neonatal intensive care unit[1] for the close observation and care of newborns. In 1975, the Radiology Department introduced Ultrasound Laminography to the facility.

In 1991, St. Francis purchased 106 acres (43 ha) near the southeast corner of Emerson Avenue and Stop 11 Road in Franklin Township for the purposes of expansion. Construction began in May 1992 and a new hospital opened on the South Campus in 1995. The project included a specialty medical office building, a primary care/family practice physician office complex and the St. Francis Ambulatory Services and Diagnostics Center. The Ambulatory Services and Diagnostics Center would also house an ambulatory surgical center, an outpatient cancer treatment center, an education center, a women's health services center, radiology (x-ray) and laboratory services, as well as several support services. The St. Francis Heart Center opened in 2005.[2]

In January 2000, the Sisters of St. Francis acquired Kendrick Memorial Hospital in Mooresville, Indiana, now known as Franciscan Health Mooresville. Several expansions followed, including an emergency department.[3] Franciscan Health Mooresville opened its Emergency Department in October 2008.[citation needed]

St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers was renamed Franciscan St. Francis Health in early 2011.[4]

In February 2011, Franciscan Health announced plans to build a $23 million short-stay medical center in Carmel, Indiana.[5] Franciscan Health Carmel opened in April 2012.[6][7][8][9] Franciscan Health also announced it was acquiring the Visiting Nurse Service Inc. in May 2011.[10] Visiting Nurse Service had been founded in 1913.

Franciscan Health Indianapolis announced plans in 2008 to consolidate services from its Beech Grove[11] to its Indianapolis campus upon completion of an inpatient bed tower in 2011.[12] The first phase of the tower construction opened in April 2011.[13][14] The Beech Grove hospital closed all inpatient and emergency services in March 2012. Outpatient services are still available.

In January 2012, Franciscan Health Indianapolis' cancer services announced it was joining a collaboration with the International Genomics Consortium, whose work ultimately will lead to advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.[15]

Franciscan Health Indianapolis is part of a network of 14 hospital campuses in Indiana and Illinois owned and operated by the Franciscan Health (formerly Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc. and later, Franciscan Alliance).

Locations

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Hospital locations are:

  • Carmel: 12188B North Meridian Street, Carmel, Indiana
  • Indianapolis: 8111 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Mooresville: 1201 Hadley Rd., Mooresville, Indiana

Trivia

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Actor Steve McQueen was born at the original St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove in 1930.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Franciscan Health". www.franciscanalliance.org.
  2. ^ Martin, Heidi K.; Van Allen, Elizabeth J. (2023) [1994]. "Franciscan Health". Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indianapolis Public Library. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "New ER in Mooresville likely to intensify competition with Martinsville's Morgan Hospital"
  4. ^ Stuteville, Media Relations Manager-joe (January 25, 2011). "Franciscan Alliance unveils new logos for system and hospitals".
  5. ^ "Inside Indiana Business".
  6. ^ "Reform, revenue behind Franciscan expansion".
  7. ^ "Inside INdiana Business". Inside INdiana Business. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "New hospital facility brings more options to Hamilton County". April 28, 2012.
  9. ^ "Indianapolis Star". Indianapolis Star.
  10. ^ "Inside Indiana Business".
  11. ^ Health, Franciscan (November 7, 2008). "Purchase agreement for Beech Grove under review".
  12. ^ "Franciscan St. Francis Health-Indianapolis Campus Expansion". stfrancis-indianapolis.blogspot.com.
  13. ^ Stuteville, Media Relations Manager-joe (April 7, 2011). "Angelus Bell honors St. Francis Health heritage, rings in new era of care".
  14. ^ "Loss of St. Francis puts Beech Grove at crossroads".
  15. ^ "3 Indiana Hospitals Join National Effort Against Cancer". Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  16. ^ "Steve McQueen's Birth Certificate and first home". www.mcqueenonline.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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