Freeman adds to ever-expanding skyline with ribbon-cutting ceremony

Another addition was added to the Freeman Health System skyline on Friday as a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house was held for a new medical office building.

“Freeman is constantly expanding our programs, services and our buildings,” Freeman President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Baker said to NewsTalk KZRG. “That’s very good for the community. It brings needed services right here to our backyard, and certainly helps with the business environment with all of the new employees we add and the new building projects. But, our primary objective—of course—is to  make sure that every patient gets the high-quality services that they need and deserve.”

The new building, which is located at 3401 W. McIntosh Circle Drive, is a 30,169-square foot facility made up of offices for physicians who specialize in neurosurgery, urology and dermatology service lines and departments with more than $10 million being invested into the project. 

“It really is a great benefit for the patients,” Baker said. “We are right on the campus, so it makes it very accessible to other areas within the health system. With the special features we put in place for their comfort, I think they are going to find it to be a great fit.

The new medical building, which faces Freeman West Hospital, is three stories tall and is filled with medical amenities for patients. There are procedure rooms, x-ray services, a clinical laboratory as well as two fast-moving elevators. 

“There are lots of touches throughout the building to make it very, very comfortable and easy for our patients,” Baker said. “I love the comfort amenities that have been built in for the patient. The aesthetics are very peaceful and very calming.”

Of course, convenience of access is always a plus. The new medical building is also equipped with an entryway covered by a canopy as well as a bridge connecting to the adjacent Cornell-Beshore Cancer Institute. 

“Our patients rely on us to provide the very best care possible and to meet their healthcare needs,” Baker said. ‘It’s very humbling and an honor to be in the heart of the community offering these services. Freeman is locally owned and governed, so anytime we can put a service in place to help our residents, that is very gratifying for us.”

Patients will be permitted inside the building in roughly three weeks.