>> IT'S TIME NOW FOR THEBUSINESS OF HEALTHY.IS BROUGHT TO YOU BYHendricks Regional Health.
Community Health Network hasheld a topping off ceremony forits new $175 million eastsidehospital, and Barbara Lewis has
more in the Business of Health.IS BARB.>> THANK YOU, GERRY.>> The last beam on the top of
the new hospital tower was putin place on Wednesday.Joining me to talk about theprogress and about a new grant
that will impact theIndianapolis eastside is thepresident of the east region forCommunity Health Network, Scott
Teffeteller.IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.>> YOU EVEN PUT A GO PRO ON THE
TOP, BEFORE IT WAS FINISHED.TELL US HOW IT WAS GOING AND HOWTHE DAY WENT.>> COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EAST, IF
YOU GO BACK WITH ME JUST ALITTLE BIT IN 2014, COMMUNITYMADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WEARE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR
PRESENCE FOR WONDERFUL HEARINGIN INDIANAPOLIS WHICH WE HAVENOT DEVIATED.YESTERDAY WE HAD A
GROUNDBREAKING, A FANTASTIC DAY,OUR COMMUNITY, COMMUNITYLEADERS, OUR STAFF, EVERYBODY ISABLE TO SEE THIS IS REALLY GOING
TO HAPPEN.IT IS THE HIGHEST POINT IN OURHOSPITAL WHERE WE CAN SAY, THISIS A GREAT BEAM, WE CAN SEE
THAT'S THE HEART OF THATCOMMUNITY AND WE'RE GOING TO BETHERE FOR A LONG TIME SO WE'REEXCITED AND WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO REALLY WORKING WITHTHE COMMUNITY AS WE CONTINUE TOWORK FORWARD.>> REMIND US THE TOWER IS THE
FIRST TO OPEN AND WILL HAVE 175BEDS.>> WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE SAMECOMPLEMENTS OF BED CAPACITY FOR
OUR INPATIENT SIDE.HOWEVER WHAT WE'RE DOING ISADDING SOME EXTRA SPACE FOREXAMPLE IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOM.
WE ARE THE THIRD BUSINESS ED ININDIANAPOLIS.WE HAVE 35 EXAM ROOMS AND GO TO82 EXAM ROOMS.
WE PROVIDE WONDERFUL CARE TODAYAND DO IT IN A MORE EXPEDITIOUSFASHION.IT WON'T BE AN OLD HOSPITAL, NEW
HOSPITAL, IT WILL BE ASTATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY FORTHE RESIDENTS OF THE EAST SIDE.>> YOU ALSO ANNOUNCED A CMS
GRANT THAT WILL DIRECTLY IMPACTTHE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE LITERALLYRIGHT AROUND THE HOSPITAL ANDALL THROUGHOUT THE EAST SIDE.
>> WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITEDABOUT THIS GRANT.ONE OF 32 HEALTH CARE CENTERS INTHE NATION THAT WAS AWARDED THIS
GRANT.THE ONLY IN INDIANA THAT WASAWARDED THIS GRANT.$2 MANY 6 MILLION GRANT.
WE UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE FROMTHE EAST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLISLIVE 10% SHORTLIER THAN PEOPLEON THE NORTH SIDE.
THIS WILL DETERMINE THE SOCIALDETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.THE GREAT THING, WE'LL BE ABLETO HIRE YOUNG PEOPLE SO IT WILL
CREATE ADDITIONAL JOBS FORPEOPLE ON THE EAST SIDE TO STARTTO IDENTIFY HOUSING NEEDS,TRANSPORTATION NEED, ANY FOOD
INSECURITIES, TO GET THOSE TYPEOF RESOURCES TO THE PEOPLE ONTHE EAST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS.>> YOU MENTIONED JOBS BEING
CREATED AND THIS IS JUST TO KINDOF SET UP WHERE THE NEEDS AREFOR THE GRANT?I KNOW YOU SUSPECT YOU KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE BUT -->> WELL, THESE JOBS WILL BEPEOPLE THAT LIVE ON THE EASTSIDE, PERHAPS THEY MIGHT BE SOME
HIGH SCHOOL KIDS THAT JUSTGRADUATE AND WHAT THEY WILL DOIS GO OUT AND IDENTIFY AND DOTESTING AND ASK QUESTIONS TO
PATIENTS.WHAT RESOURCES DO YOU NEED?AND THEIR JOB IS TO HELP THEMIDENTIFY AND CONNECT WITH THOSE
RESOURCES.SO ALL-IN THEN, WHEN WILL THISBE COMPLETE?WE WERE WORRIED THAT THE
RESIDENTS AND THE HOSPITALSOMEHOW KIND OF PART WAYS OR THEPRESENCE WILL BE DIMINISHED BUTIT SOUNDS LIKE EVEN DURING ALL
THIS CONSTRUCTION THAT YOU'VEBEEN HAVING, YOU'RE STILLMANAGING TO SEE PATIENTS EVERYDAY.
>> BARB, THANK YOU FOR ASKINGTHE QUESTION.OUR GRADE WONDERFUL CARE HAS NOTSTOPPED THROUGHOUT OUR
CONSTRUCTION.WE HAVE NOT TURNED PATIENTSAWAY, ACTUALLY WE CONTINUE TOSEE PATIENTS MONTH AFTER MONTH
AND YEAR AFTER YEAR DURING THECONSTRUCTION.THE GOOD NEWS YOU MIGHT NOT SEETHE CONSTRUCTION WHEN YOU SHOW
UP BUT I WILL SAY COME 2021 WHENIT'S COMPLETELY DONE, ONCE THENEW TOWER IS DONE IN 2018, WE'LLTEAR DOWN TOWER 2, THE ROUND
TOWERS.STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY,LOCATED ONTD THE EAST SIDE OF --ON THE EAST SIDE OF