Ceremony marks start on new Wishard hospital
Construction of a new Wishard Memorial Hospital was hailed as a great legacy for Indianapolis as a formal groundbreaking was
held for the $754 million project.
Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County
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Wishard Foundation appoints new leader
Ernest Vargo II’s Vargo’s top priority will be guiding the foundation’s $50 million capital campaign for the construction
of the new, $754 million Wishard Hospital.
Wishard debt $80M below ‘best’ scenario
Historically low bond rates will help the parent corporation of Wishard Health Services build hospital for less money
than expected.
Wishard parent ‘ecstatic’ about cheap debt – so far
The Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County got good news in its first round of borrowing to finance a new Wishard
Hospital: so far, it is paying less than planned.
Work on new Wishard Hospital set to start next week
After winning 83-percent support for $754 million hospital, Wishard officials hope to sell bonds, pick construction firm
by year’s end.
New Wishard gets overwhelming approval in referendum
Unofficial results from Tuesday night’s special election show more than eight out of 10 Marion County voters supporting a new $754 million hospital for Wishard Health Services.
Wishard receives $6 million gift from Fairbanks
The Wishard Foundation said it has received a $6 million grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation that will be used to help fund construction of a new Wishard Hospital, if Marion County voters approve the project.
Wishard hopes to overcome taxpayer skepticism in referendum
Tuesday’s vote will determine if Marion County Health & Hospital Corp. can sell up to $703 million in taxpayer-backed bonds
to replace the county-owned hospital.
KATTERJOHN: Get out and vote for Wishard
You know, there’s an election on Nov. 3, right? We’re not voting for president, governor,
mayor, or even dog catcher. We’re voting for a critical piece of the health care delivery system in central Indiana: whether to allow Marion County
Health & Hospital Corp. to sell bonds to build a new Wishard Hospital.
Chamber puts support behind Wishard hospital proposal
The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce announced its support for construction of a new Wishard Hospital and promised
to take a leadership position to help hospital leaders win voter approval for the project.
Long-term-care business to help Wishard cover construction debt
To pay for a shiny new downtown hospital, the parent corporation of Wishard Health Services will commit itself to yearly
debt payments 10 times as high as they are now. But Wishard officials have no doubt they can bear the extra load
because of places like Rosewalk Village, a nursing home that sits on the eastern side of Indianapolis.
Wishard Foundation seeks new leader after CEO resigns
The CEO of the Wishard Foundation resigned last month, prompting the fund-raising arm of Wishard Health Services to tap consulting
firm Johnson Grossnickle & Associates for a replacement.
Wishard considers new hospital
Matt Gutwein and Lisa Harris drive into work each morning knowing their hospital, Wishard Health Services, will lose half
a million dollars that day. But they’re OK with that. In fact, they’re laying a plan to keep it up for the next 20 years.
Looming large on their to-do list: building a new hospital.