INDIANAPOLIS — Eskenazi Health and Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County have announced a more than $50 million investment in capital improvements to primary care facilities across Marion County, including construction of a new state-of-the-art health center opening in 2024 on the east side of Indianapolis.
Eskenazi Health leadership said the expansion of primary care services is supported by community collaboration and driven by increased demand for services. The new consolidated East 38th Street location will allow for 20 percent growth in services through more than 30,000 additional annual visits.
“Today’s groundbreaking along East 38th Street represents a significant boost to the community and our city,” said U.S. Congressman André Carson. “Eskenazi Health and its network of neighborhood health centers offer a vital link for so many people to important health care and community resources.”
The new health center will welcome new patients and those currently served by Eskenazi Health Center Forest Manor and Eskenazi Health Center North Arlington. Eskenazi Health is collaborating with members of the immediate neighborhoods and community organizations throughout the planning and design of the building. Guided by community input, the facility will serve as a hub for community gathering, providing accessible care options and social amenities under one roof. In addition, Eskenazi Health will renovate and upgrade other primary care facilities in its network of care. Some of these enhancements are already in progress.
This latest investment will be a neighborhood health and community center providing increased access to a wide variety of services in partnership with Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, the Marion County Public Health Department, and an array of community organizations.
“Eskenazi Health Center East 38th Street will see the integration of Marion County Public Health Department services within its walls allowing for expanded reach and improved access for the residents of Marion County,” said Virginia Caine, M.D., director and chief medical officer of the Marion County Public Health Department. “Identifying the challenges and assessing the risks and protective factors confronting our community and this neighborhood have been central to the development of the new health center.”
The new health center will be highly accessible, located along East 38th Street and near the IndyGo Purple Line which connects patients to public transportation, walking trails and community plazas. The new facility will transform a former paved space into green space making it a premier destination for local community events and recreational activities.
For more than 160 years, Eskenazi Health has served Indianapolis by investing in improvements that best meet the needs of patients and enhance the community’s quality of life. Eskenazi Health Center East 38th Street is the second primary care center built under the Eskenazi Health name since the opening of Eskenazi Health Center West 38th Street in October 2013. The 95,000-square-foot health center will be the most innovative and community-minded facility to offer expanded services to the east side of Indianapolis.
To learn more about primary care services at Eskenazi Health, please visit EskenaziHealth.edu/primary-care.
