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Page 4 — Health Care Properties Quarterly — July 2019 www.crej.com Health Care News UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital has opened its doors. The hospital, located at 1500 Park Central Drive, features 74 inpatient beds with room to grow.The six-story hospital features a birth center, includ- ing C-section operating rooms and Level II NICU, 18-bed intensive care unit, six operating rooms, a Level III trauma center and emergency depart- ment, advanced cardiac services and complete imaging capabilities, includ- ing 3Dmammography and PET/CT. The adjoining UCHealth Highlands Ranch Medical Center houses a two- story cancer center with advanced oncology services. “We have worked and prepared for this day for some time now, and we are proud to open our doors and welcome patients to our state-of-the-art facility designed for efficiency, safety, conve- nience and comfort,” UCHealth High- lands Ranch Hospital President and CEO Diane Cookson said of the open- ing. “Every detail of our new hospital has been developed with patient care as the priority, and I’m confident we’ll be able to provide the very best experi- ence for our patients.” “We are excited to bring innovative care and an excellent experience to residents in one of the fastest-growing areas of the state,” said UCHealth Presi- dent and CEO Elizabeth Concordia. “It is important for us that our patients have access to advanced care close to home. With improved access to nationally recognized specialists, advanced treat- ments and clinical trials, we are mak- ing health care more convenient and effective, and helping people live their extraordinary lives.” Prior to the hospital’s opening, many patients in the Highlands Ranch, Little- ton, Roxborough, Sterling Ranch, Ken Caryl and Columbine areas have been traveling to the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus for care. Now, the hospital offers a closer-to-home option at the two-story cancer center, which offers medical oncology, infusion, radiation oncology, clinical trials, surgical subspe- cialties and affiliation with the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Specialists from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and University of Colorado Hospital offer clinical trials and innovative treat- ments sometimes years before they’re more broadly available, giving patients the best possible outcomes.This new hospital will allow patients in this area to receive many of these advanced treatments without having to travel to the Anschutz Medical Campus,” said UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr.Tom Purcell, who also is the associate director for clinical services at the CU Cancer Center. “This is important, because it ensures patients receive the best and most advanced care.” Additional services not previously offered in this community that patients may now receive include women’s health services, intensive care unit services, advanced cardiac services, complete imaging capabilities, 24-hour retail pharmacy and laboratory ser- vices, spine care, orthopedic care and neurosciences. The Centers for Medicare and Medic- aid Services and the Joint Commission will survey the hospital this summer. Following CMS accreditation, the hos- pital will be able to care for Medicare, Medicaid andTricare patients. Fidelis breaks ground on mixed-use pavilion at St. Joseph Hospital Dallas-based Fidelis Healthcare Part- ners, executives of St. Joseph Hospital and its parent SCL Health, and local officials celebrated the June ground- breaking of a new 100,000-square-foot, mixed-use pavilion on the Uptown Denver campus of St. Joseph Hospital. Located at the northwest corner of East 18th Avenue and North Ogden Street, the St. Joseph Medical Office Pavilion, expected to be complete in July 2020, will include three floors dedi- cated to Class Amedical office space. The ground floor will house convenient retail and restaurant venues.The roof- top will offer indoor/outdoor space and scenic views of downtown Denver and the Front Range.The project also includes ground-level covered parking for physicians and an adjacent park- ing lot that will offer free parking for patients, visitors and tenant employees. “We feel incredibly fortunate to be teamed with St. Joseph and SCL Health on this exciting project.When you add in the intangibles of what’s going on in the nearby downtown Denver market, and this project being the front door to both the virtually brand new St. Joseph’s campus and the Uptown Med- ical District, it results in very special real estate with a great campus part- ner,” said Kevin O’Neil, president and CEO of Fidelis Healthcare Partners. “We are excited to work with Fidelis Healthcare Partners on this develop- ment project that will bring new energy to our campus and the Uptown neigh- borhood.This new space will provide the opportunity to better serve patients and the growing community around us,” commented Jameson Smith, presi- dent of St. Joseph Hospital. “The partnership theme carries over onto the capital side where we are renewing a long-standing relation- ship with Bentall Kennedy.They have supported our efforts to be aggressive in delivering a unique, multifaceted building with compelling economics. In addition, tenants will be getting a strong value proposition through com- petitive rents on a brand-new build- ing with free parking and many uses seldomly provided within the confines of the medical office building,” added Mark C. Allyn, chief investment officer with Fidelis. The pavilion will be owned by Fidelis Healthcare Strategic Partners, a joint venture with a capital partner and major state retirement fund advised by Bentall Kennedy, a leading investment management firm and a longtime part- ner in previous ventures with O’Neil and Allyn. The medical pavilion is the first major project of Fidelis Healthcare Partners, a health care real estate ven- ture that was established in September 2017 by the same leaders who built the Trammell Crow Co./CBRE Healthcare Services and Development business. Fidelis Healthcare Partners is affiliated with Houston-based Fidelis Realty Part- ners Ltd. The entire Fidelis development consulting team for the project is Denver-based and headquartered.This includes architect Boulder Associates, contractor Saunders Construction and Wellspring Consulting. Dann Burke and NaumNasif of CBRE-Denver Health- care Services are handling leasing of the medical office space. Kelly Green of Urban Legend LLP is handling leasing of the retail space. Construction starts on Amy Davis Hospice Support Center in Lowry The Denver Hospice recently broke ground on the Amy Davis Hospice Sup- port Center. The two-story, 28,000-square-foot hospice support center with below- grade parking is located onThe Denver Hospice’s Lowry campus. Slated for a summer 2020 opening, the building is named in honor of late philanthropist Amy Davis. It will be located next to the organization’s inpa- tient care center and increase capac- ity so programs and services can be expanded. “Our mission is to continue offer- ing more community-based care and services for children, adults and those who love them,” said Melinda Egg- ing, president of The Denver Hospice. “Our new space with more resources ensures we remain in a position to open our arms and care for anyone who needs us, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.” The Amy Davis Support Center will consolidate all services in one location, expand the Footprints children’s care program, enhance adult and children bereavement services, increase the space available for staff and commu- nity medical education, provide a com- plimentary meeting space for other not-for-profit organizations and greatly decrease administrative operational costs. Fransen Pittman and MOAArchi- tecture are the selected construction company and architect, respectively, for the Amy Davis Hospice Support Center. Fransen Pittman previously partnered withThe Denver Hospice and MOA Architecture in 2011 when buildingThe Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center. “The creation of a cohesive campus will add to the presence of The Den- ver Hospice in the neighborhood and greatly benefit their overall operations,” said Kasia Bulkowski, project manager for MOA. “We are particularly proud of our design work for the Footprints chil- dren’s care program, which provides spaces that serve bereavement therapy needs, including art-making, music and outdoor activities.” UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital opens doors The six-story hospital includes 74 inpatient beds, a birth center and intensive care unit. The St. Joseph Medical Office Pavilion will comprise 100,000 square feet. Work has started on the two-story Amy Davis Hospice Support Center.