Healthcare Projects in NWA

[Mith242]

Thanks, photography is a new hobby of mine. I'm glad I got some photos of this, I hadn't seen any renderings of it.

Oh okay, so it wasn't just me then that hasn't seen a rendering.

[masons_dad1]

Here's a render of the Washington Regional Medical Center expansion:

[Mith242]

Thanks for the rendering, I hadn't looked around to see if there was one around.

[masons_dad1]

Thanks for the rendering, I hadn't looked around to see if there was one around.

[mcheiss]

Here's a render of the Washington Regional Medical Center expansion:

[Mith242]

I was near Washington Regional checking out the new section of the Scull Creek Trail. I had taken some shots just of the hospital but none of them came out because of the lighting. The sun is so far south this time of year. But I have a few that came out okay but the hospital is more in the background but you can somewhat see the work progressing on it.

[Aporkalypse]

This whole debacle of building the hospital too small happened not long ago in NLR as well. The new Baptist-NLR campus, which is similar in size to Washington Regional, similarly built too small and had to add a floor not long after opening. These guys need to hire better consultants.

[Mith242]

This whole debacle of building the hospital too small happened not long ago in NLR as well. The new Baptist-NLR campus, which is similar in size to Washington Regional, similarly built too small and had to add a floor not long after opening. These guys need to hire better consultants.

[Aporkalypse]

Yeah it does seem rather odd. I believe there's still an option to add one more final floor. What will be really bad is if they start doing that in a few years.

[Mith242]

Yeah, you have to wonder why they didn't just do that now, especially with the possibility of an imminent tie-in with UAMS which will require more space.

I love the hospital, though, it's very attractive inside and out.

[cocothief]

I agree with you, nice building but their planning leaves a bit to be deserved.

[Mith242]

You'd think they'd max it out, given recent history, and if nothing else, just leave the top floor unfinished on the inside.

The campus is beautiful, though. Nice pics of the trail, geese, and labrynth?

[slyder1]

I thought I would post this great news about St. Johns since some norhtern counties in Arkansas are in the St. Johns network.

St. Johns ranks as No. 1 Integrated Heath network!

"Improved admissions, a higher quality of service and revenue growth were part of what landed St. John

[KJW]

Aporkalypse, you and others were right...there's a wave of medical growth that's taking place in NWA right now. Not surprising. BTW, when you drive I-540 between NW Medical Center in Bentonville (north of the Walton Blvd. interchange) and where the new Mercy Medical Center's being built, the sheer number of these buildings being built on the west side of the road is striking.

[Mith242]

Speaking of healthcare projects. Although I've heard a bit about what's going on around Washington Regional, I still haven't quite figured out what's being built to the southwest of it. Basically along Appleby Rd.

[strmchsr77]

Speaking of healthcare projects. Although I've heard a bit about what's going on around Washington Regional, I still haven't quite figured out what's being built to the southwest of it. Basically along Appleby Rd.

[Mith242]

I can't quite figure that out either. I have heard that there will be a 4 story parking garage as well as a handful of other buildings. But I don't think that this building will be the garage but I also have not been by there in over a month.

[zman9810]

The 3 story building along Appleby is the new administration building. The last time Washington Regional came before the city they had deleted the parking garge from their plans. Maybe it will be added back later but for now surface parking is all they will have.

I hope they keep the old farm house and all those big maple trees. That is a neat little link to the past and a pretty area in the fall. Of course, the land value may make it necessary to build on it instead.

[strmchsr77]

The 3 story building along Appleby is the new administration building. The last time Washington Regional came before the city they had deleted the parking garge from their plans. Maybe it will be added back later but for now surface parking is all they will have.

I hope they keep the old farm house and all those big maple trees. That is a neat little link to the past and a pretty area in the fall. Of course, the land value may make it necessary to build on it instead.

[Mith242]

Yeah thanks for the update. The house and trees are nice, but it does seem a bit weird and out of place.

[masons_dad1]

Here's some updated construction pics of the new Mercy Health System campus in Rogers' Pinnacle Hills. I also found a lo-res render, but a high quality render can be seen in the current issue of Celebrate magazine.

[Mith242]

Thanks for the pics.

[RAK]

I hope from those images of the complete complex that they're going to color the outside facade. Looks godawful right now, like some run down inner city factory. Takes away from the design itself.

[masons_dad1]

I hope from those images of the complete complex that they're going to color the outside facade. Looks godawful right now, like some run down inner city factory. Takes away from the design itself.

[zman9810]

Here's a couple more pics from a more distant perspective. You can see the new doctor's building going up to the left of the main building.