Community Corner
Riverside Healthcare Breaks Ground on Frankfort Campus
Riverside Healthcare to Open Primary, Immediate and Specialty Healthcare Campus in Spring 2016
New Location to Open Spring 2016
Riverside Healthcare broke ground on its newest healthcare campus in Frankfort, Illinois on Wednesday, April 15th. Located at the southwest corner of Route 45 and Steger Road, the campus will feature Riverside Medical Group primary and specialty care and is on target to open in Spring 2016.
The 21,000-square-foot facility will also include oncology and infusion services, as well as diagnostics, imaging and laboratory services. In addition, occupational health services for businesses will be available onsite through Riverside WorkForce Health.
Riverside Healthcare, a nationally recognized leader for clinical excellence, is partnering with Chicago architectural and construction firms Proteus Group LLC and Reed Construction to design and build the Frankfort location. The project is estimated to cost $11 million and will initially provide 15 new jobs to the area.
For more information about Riverside Healthcare and its award winning services, visit www.RiversideHealthcare.net.
Photo:
Back Row (L to R): Frankfort Trustee Mike Stevens and Village Clerk Keith Ogle
Front Row (L to R): Riverside CEO & President Phillip Kambic, Riverside Board Chair Connie Ashline; Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland, Trustee Bob Kennedy, Trustee Cindy Heath
About Riverside Healthcare
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Riverside Healthcare is a fully integrated healthcare system serving the needs of individuals and communities throughout the counties of Kankakee, Iroquois, Will, Grundy and beyond. As part of the system, Riverside Medical Center, a 325-bed hospital, provides a full scope of inpatient and outpatient care and is a nationally recognized, award-winning Level II Trauma hospital with nationally-leading programs in heart care, cancer care, neurosurgery and orthopedics. Its reputation for nursing excellence has made Riverside the area’s only Magnet® Recognized hospital. Because Riverside’s clinical performance places them among the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide, Healthgrades has named them a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence, and Truven Health Analytics presented them with the 100 Top Hospitals® award. Riverside also operates several community, primary and specialty health centers throughout the region.
