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Health Care News
Craig Hospital, a world-renowned
rehabilitation hospital and research
center that specializes in the care of
people who have sustained a spinal
cord and/or a brain injury, celebrated
the completion of a $90 million,
three-year construction and expan-
sion project to its campus.
“Our expansion gives new life to
the Craig campus and showcases
our innovative spirit, our dedicated
physicians and staff and our excel-
lent programs and services,” said
Mike Fordyce, president and CEO of
Craig. “All of this combined further
advances our world-class care, where
patients, their families and staff
all work together to help patients
achieve their greatest level of inde-
pendence and life quality.”
The Craig campus at 3425 S. Clark-
son St. in Englewood added approxi-
mately 85,000 square feet of new
space, renovated 135,000 sf of exist-
ing space in its West building, and
connected the West and East build-
ings to create a unified campus with
a cul-de-sac main entrance and an
accessible garden plaza area.
“We are so grateful to the thou-
sands of donors who made this cam-
paign possible, and I especially want
to recognize Dave and Gail Liniger,
who contributed $14 million, and the
Anschutz Foundation for its $5 mil-
lion gift,” said Mary Feller, executive
director of the Craig Hospital Founda-
tion. “The Linigers have been long-
time supporters of Craig and their
incredible generosity transformed the
campaign; and the Anschutz Founda-
tion’s gift provided the leverage need-
ed to inspire others to contribute.”
The Craig Hospital Foundation’s
“Redefining ROI: The Campaign for
Craig Hospital” raised more than $73
million for Craig. Of that, $50 million
supported the expansion project (the
hospital funded an additional $40
million of the project through cash
reserves and the sale of bonds), and
an additional $23 million was raised
to support Craig’s innovative pro-
grams for its patients.
The general contractor was GE
Johnson and RTA Architects was the
architect.
OZ Architecture to redesign
Brush senior living facility
Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center
selected OZ Architecture to complete
the design of its 54 assisted living
and 18 memory care units in the cen-
ter’s Brush senior living community.
The improvements will span 54,000
square feet with the goal of increas-
ing overall capacity and elevating the
design of the existing campus.
OZ Architecture’s plan for the
more-than-100-year-old care center
will build upon the previously devel-
oped campus master plan.
The new design involves rejuve-
nating and modernizing Eben Ezer’s
assisted living services while main-
taining the context of the existing
campus and buildings, which nota-
bly includes a historic church in the
heart of the campus, OZ Architecture
noted. Set in a rural community,
the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center
will feature traditional red brick, a
material prevalent elsewhere on the
property, combined with alternating
exposure lap siding to ensure the
new building blends with and rein-
forces the rustic farmhouse atmo-
sphere.
The new assisted living and
memory care building also will cre-
ate a close and visual connection
to the outdoors to enhance sen-
sory experiences, which have been
The project added approximately 85,000 square feet of new space and renovated
135,000 sf of existing space.
The more than 100-year-old care center will be rejuvenated and modernized.