Facts about the new campus

A 106,715-square-foot facility

With an Emergency Department and onsite helipad

Radiology and laboratory services

Featuring new, state-of-the-art equipment

Primary and specialty care

Including cardiology, oncology, OB/GYN, podiatry, wound healing, and ear, nose, and throat

77,000 cubic yards of earth moved

480,000 drywall screws

157,000 bricks

550 tons of structural steel

93 individual windows

443 doors

3.75 miles of flooring base

352 parking spaces, including 33 ADA spaces

6 new air handling units

1 new traffic signal

21 trade partner companies

108 Big Boyz pizzas ordered to recognize Safety Champions

An average of 100 construction professionals on-site daily

1 great addition to the Connersville community!

Project Timeline

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1
Governing Board approves plans

The Reid Health Governing Board gave its approval for a new state-of-the-art campus in Connersville, a $100 million investment that will replace the current building at 1941 Virginia Ave. The new facility will be built at the former Kmart property, 2500 Park Road.

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2
Community gathers for groundbreaking

Community leaders, students, Boy Scouts, and more gathered to help mark the formal beginning of the project with a groundbreaking ceremony.

3
City's Board of Zoning Appeals approves site plan

The City of Connersville's Board of Zoning Appeals signed off on the site plan, clearing the way for work to begin once the weather and other logistics made it possible.

4
Site work gets under way

Work at the site of the new campus officially began.

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5
Steel work begins

The first beams were put into place as the building began to take shape.

6
Milestone marked with topping-out ceremony

Community leaders, elected officials, and Reid Health team members gathered to mark an important milestone in the building of the new campus. Known as a topping-out ceremony, the long-standing tradition in construction celebrated reaching the highest point of the structure with the placement of the topmost beam in the facility's elevator shaft.

7
First signage added

The first signage for the new facility -- reading "Reid Health" and "Ambulance" -- were added as the final construction work wound down. Further signage will be added right before the official opening.