Franciscan St. Francis to Begin $10M Project
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowFranciscan St. Francis Health will break ground this afternoon on a $10 million hospice care facility in Indianapolis. The organization says the Hospice House will serve about 600 families annually after its anticipated completion in fall 2015.
June 12, 2014
News Release
Indianapolis, Ind. — End-of-life care is an emotional and deeply personal journey for patients and their families, who often find themselves needing a variety of resources. They soon will have a new place to find the support they need.
Franciscan St. Francis Health will break ground on its Hospice House at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, June 12 at its future location on hospital’s south side campus. With hospital leaders, donors and other dignitaries on hand, the project signals the realization of a long time goal of Franciscan Alliance Foundation St. Francis Health.
“For the last two years we have aggressively ramped up our campaign to build a free-standing hospice facility, complementing the exceptional home hospice and palliative care services that we have provided for more than two decades to 4,000 families in south-central Indiana,” said Robert J. Brody, president and chief executive officer for Franciscan St. Francis.
Financed by privately raised funds and by matching contributions provided by the Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance, the free-standing facility features:
• Private rooms for patients and families
• Large common area for families, kitchen
• Chapel and prayer garden
• Will provide high-quality, holistic care for all patients, families, and loved ones, regardless of their financial situations
• Only facility of its kind between far north side of Indianapolis and Columbus
The facility and staff anticipate serving more than 600 families annually after its completion date in Fall 2015. And it also is the fulfillment of mission of Franciscan Alliance.
Following a private reception and recognition of major donors, participants will gather at the groundbreaking site for a ceremony led by Sister Marlene Shapley, OSF, vice president of mission services; Father John Mannion of spiritual care services; Steve Beck, who chairs the local Foundation; and The Rev. Monsignor Joseph Schaedel of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Total gifts, pledges and matching funds have propelled the project to near its $10 million total construction cost. The campaign will seek to raise an additional $2 million to establish an endowment to sustain Hospice House well into the future.
Source: Franciscan St. Francis Health