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240,000 square feet. 3 floors. $101 million.

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$101M outpatient facility

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t is not every day that Lawrence lands a $100 million project.

LMH West, a new outpatient health care building in northwest Lawrence, is that type of project, though.

The $101 million center checks in at 240,000 square feet in space and occupies a high-profile location along the South Lawrence Trafficway. It is just off of the Sixth Street interchange of the trafficway and is next door to the Rock Chalk Park sports complex.

It also occupies a prominent spot in the plans for LMH Health, the nonprofit, city-controlled entity that owns Lawrence’s hospital

Inside: Women’s health, physical therapy & more and a network of doctors’ offices and other health care providers in the region.

The health care industry is changing rapidly both on the national and regional levels, as hospital companies and providers start to consolidate and expand into markets. Talk of that type of change hasn’t avoided Lawrence. But LMH’s board of trustees has said it has no plans to sell Lawrence’s only hospital. The board has taken a strong position that LMH will continue to be an independent, locally owned and locally controlled health care company, although it

also has said it will be looking to partner with other organizations in some of the care it provides.

The LMH West facility gives the organization a major new tool to work with on that front. Outpatient care — meaning care that doesn’t require an overnight hospital stay — is expected to become an even bigger part of the hospital industry in the coming years. Having more room to conduct that care — plus having a location that is easy for those in the broader region to access — was seen as a critical strategic need

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for LMH, hospital leaders have said.

The center is expected to become a major hub of activity for LMH and the northwest Lawrence area. Whether it be for something as complex as a knee surgery or as simple as a routine checkup at your family doctor, LMH West is projected to have about 1,000 patients and 200 employees on site each day.

For all of those reasons and more, we thought readers deserved a special look at what’s included at LMH West. Crews have been moving into the facility for more than a month, and some of the first procedures at LMH West are scheduled for Monday.

In this special section, you can learn more about a variety of features at the facility, ranging from a new comprehensive center

for women’s health care to a major partnership with the Lawrence Arts Center to house a significant number of locally created art pieces in the health care offices.

The section also includes a complete layout of all three floors of the facility. As a reminder, the facility is an addition to LMH’s holdings. The main hospital at 325 Maine St. will continue to operate and serve as the headquarters for the organization. The emergency department, all inpatient care services, and many physician practices and other elements will remain at the main hospital building.

Here’s a brief look, though, at several of the services you will find at LMH West: l An enlarged Lawrence Surgery Center to conduct a variety of outpatient procedures l An orthopedic center run by OrthoKansas, which provides orthopedic and sports medicine care throughout the region

l A new Women’s Center that will bring multiple practices together, including LMH’s Breast Center, pelvic health, plastic surgery, gynecology and other service providers that specialize in women’s health care l A new home for LMH physical therapy services l Doctors’ offices for the Internal Medicine Group and Mt. Oread Family practice, along with space for several specialty clinics that are expected to locate at the facility l A retail pharmacy that will be operated by Jayhawk Pharmacy l A food court and rooftop garden that will accommodate patients, visitors and staff members Check out the remaining articles in this section for more details on what’s inside the largest addition to Lawrence’s health care scene in decades.

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THE TRAINING FACILITY AT ORTHOKANSAS FEATURES TURF, hardwood and track testing surfaces for patients recovering from injuries.

By Jessica Brewer LMH Health

There are new athletic facilities coming to the Rock Chalk Park area in northwest Lawrence, but they might not be where you would think.

They are inside Rock Chalk’s new neighbor, the outpatient medical building at the LMH West Campus, which is just southwest of the University of Kansas’ sports facilities and the city of Lawrence’s indoor sports pavilion.

Users of the new medical building will find a turf field, a partial basketball court, a specially equipped swimming pool and several other hightech facilities. The facilities are part of the OrthoKansas and LMH Health Therapy & Wellness clinics, and they all are part of a vision to make Lawrence a regional destination for sports medicine and other physical therapy services.

“We knew when we began planning that to successfully create this center we needed three things,” said Jared Abel, associate vice president of strategy and service for LMH Health. “A set of talented and highly trained surgeons, physicians and physicians’ assistants; a plan to create a one-of-a-kind experience; and the space to do these things.”

The new space includes multiple features geared toward helping athletes and others needing physical therapy or those simply wanting to improve their skills. They include: l An agility turf to work with athletes on the surface they play on.

Patients will be able to

Physical therapy facility aims to serve athletes, retirees & everyone in between:

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practice drills that feel familiar and like real life while helping the therapists see the patients in their environment. There is a net that comes down for patients to be able to practice kicking and hitting drills for even more real-life practice l One-eighth of a basketball court, allowing athletes to practice layups and on-court drills l Two running lanes for those needing help with running form, allowing therapists to provide real-time assessments l An indoor pool with an underwater treadmill.

This will allow therapists to provide video analysis while patients walk or run as well as offer aquatic therapy l A motion analysis lab, showing athletes their body movements while running, biking, playing basketball and more Jaye Cole, senior director of physical therapy/ rehab, said that the new space will allow LMH Health to continue to grow the sports performance programs the organization began offering in 2015.

“The West facility takes what has already been an established program with therapy and sports performance at LMH Health and allows us to expand,” she

said. “In the new space, we can offer new services, enhance services and build upon a foundation that we have grown so far. We want the public to know there are great assets available to them in this facility.

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experience, where we can do more, help more, all in a bigger space.”

About 16,000 square feet of the LMH West facility will be devoted to therapy services, enabling therapists to closely work with each patient, develop a rehab plan and

find out which therapy works for each patient and their conditions.

“We have wonderful orthopedic therapists who also do sports medicine,” Cole said. “We now have a space that allows for therapy and OrthoKansas to better

come together and bind forces to provide care for athletes of all ages and all levels. We have the technology to provide a level of medicine in a coordinated way and see people on the field, diagnose them quickly and have therapists there to respond immediately.”

The facility aims to serve a variety of patients. Abel said a new facility was needed to provide more space to accommodate all types of patients — from younger athletes to older people looking for hip and knee replacements.

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A SURGERY ROOM AT LMH WEST is pictured on Aug. 17.

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After 20 years at its former location, the Lawrence Surgery Center will have a new home within LMH West, and with it some new high-tech equipment.

Scott Thellman, a plastic surgeon with Lawrence Plastic Surgery, helped establish the Lawrence Surgery Center, and has also had a hand in discussions about the new facility.

“A few years back we recognized we were going to be adding additional procedures and adding additional cases and recognized that really

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High-tech gear, new recovery rooms and a lot more space to operate:

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“We’ve been pretty crowded where we are and space has been pretty tight,” Thellman said, adding that the new space will better serve the patients and staff inside. They could’ve purchased any new machine or equipment for the old facility, Thellman said, but without the room for the equipment and the extra staff, it wouldn’t have been possible to use it.

Abel also noted that capabilities at the nearby the larger rooms helped Imaging Center. accommodate the amount of equipment Larger rooms with and allowed for the invideo integration stallation of some new equipment Thellman and Abel technology. The bigger both mentioned the size rooms also create a safer of the six new operating > SURGERY, 10C rooms.

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we had just outgrown the space,” Thellman said of the former location at 1112 W. Sixth St. “That happened to coincide with LMH making plans to move forward with the new facility out west.”

The new surgery center, located on the second

floor of LMH West, will continue to be a joint partnership between area surgeons and LMH West.

Jared Abel, the administrator of the Lawrence Surgery Center, said the new facility — and all of LMH West in general — is a patient-first setting

that allows for collaborative health care. He and Thellman spoke about some of the upgraded aspects of the new surgery center, including bigger rooms, video integration equipment, outpatient joint replacement services and high imaging

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LOCAL ARTIST LISA GROSSMAN’S PAINTING of the Kansas River will be displayed at the new LMH West campus.

By Lauren Fox lfox@ljworld.com

Lisa Grossman had a mantra of solace as she worked on her latest painting. That’s because she knew the piece would be going up in LMH West.

“It’s such an honor to have work in hospitals and care facilities,” the Lawrence-based artist said. “It’s kind of a luxury to know where a commission is going. I can be mindful of creating a certain mood.”

Grossman’s painting, an aerial view of the Kansas River, will be one of about 35 works of art for the new facility. She chose to paint a portion of the Kansas River just

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‘peace & solace’ about four miles north of the LMH West facility.

“I was happy to provide an image of the river that is physically about as close as possible to the new building,” she said.

Grossman said rivers are highly symbolic and that people may associate

them with the journey of life or their ability to sustain communities. She wants her piece to be “an image of beauty and peace and solace for people walking through the door.”

Local artists will be creating all of the permanent pieces for the LMH West

facility. That was a priority for LMH Health President and CEO Russ Johnson, who teamed up with the Lawrence Arts Center to find local artists.

“I think over the last 20 years especially, we’ve all learned that health is much broader than just

medicine,” Johnson said, noting that the environment of a workplace can help bring people peace.

“To be able to work with the Arts Center and local artists in this endeavor is just a natural extension of what it means to be part of a healthy community.”

Ben Ahlvers, exhibitions director with the Lawrence Arts Center, said the idea to have local artists make pieces for the facility came from LMH Health.

“They made it a priority,” Ahlvers said.

In addition to the permanent pieces — of which some were commissioned and others purchased from an artist’s existing collection — there will also be a gallery space on the second floor of the facility that will rotate works about three to four times a year.

Ahlvers said this has been an interesting project, because he and the artists had to think about

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what would be engaging for the facility’s clients and visitors. He’s used to creating exhibitions for an audience coming specifically for that exhibit.

For this project, he had to think about what would be interesting and engaging for people entering the facility who are likely not expecting an artistic experience.

“It’s not decoration,” Ahlvers said. “We’re putting art in there made by local artists that will be experienced (by locals) that maybe gives them a chance to take their mind off something that they or their loved ones are experiencing.”

Ahlvers said he toured the facility and learned about the programs within, such as therapy and women’s health. That helped him make thoughtful choices about artwork that would fit with specific departments.

Local artists and best friends Adam Lott and Adam Smith were commissioned to do a piece that shows movement for the therapy location.

The piece is “very Kansas-centric,” they said, and portrays buffalo running on the Kansas Flint Hills.

Their work pairs Smith’s photography with Lott’s illustrations.

Smith said his photo of the Flint Hills was taken with a drone and that he took it specifically for this commission. Lott illustrated running buffalo on top of the image to convey movement and pay tribute to the spirit of Kansas. He said he liked the idea of having them run in the sky and that the numerous colors of the buffalo are also meant to convey a type of movement.

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LOCAL ARTISTS ADAM LOTT AND ADAM SMITH CREATED this image for LMH West.

We’re putting art in there ... that maybe gives them a chance to take their mind off something that they or their loved ones are experiencing.”

— Ben Ahlvers, exhibitions director with the Lawrence Arts Center

Smith said they are excited to have “a statement piece in a public space” and they hope it will bring them more work in the future. The duo are also happy that LMH Health is investing in the community’s artists.

Smith, who said he spent a lot of time in hospitals as a child, said it is “important for the mental well-being of patients to see the care that’s being put into making that environment friendly for them.”

Johnson said the art budget for the new building was $225,000, and that they ended up being below budget. He also said he enjoyed meeting and working with the local art community. “(It’s) not that often that the work of a hospital intersects with the work of local artists ... so to be able to do that is just a way to build each other up and strengthen our community,” he said.

In addition to supporting local professional artists, Johnson mentioned that LMH West will have photos from employees mounted and hung on the walls. This is something LMH has been doing for years at the hospital on Maine Street. Employees can take pictures around Lawrence or on vacations and submit them for consideration. In LMH West, these photos will be hung in clinic areas and hallways.

The locally commissioned pieces, rotating gallery and employee photos will give the hospital a community feel, Johnson said.

“It’s much more beautiful than buying a bunch of stock work that doesn’t have a personal connection to anybody,” he said.

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MH Health’s new west campus is big — 240,000 square feet — and combines a lot of outpatient services into its three floors. Some of that space isn’t occupied yet, but the first two floors are mostly occupied by orthopedic and physical therapy services, doctors’ offices, women’s health services and the Lawrence Surgery Center.

These maps show the layout of all three floors of the new campus.

Graphics courtesy of LMH Health

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environment from a disease investigation standpoint, he noted.

Abel mentioned that every operating room will be equipped with video integration technology, which will allow staff to see information from a patient’s medical record in the operating room. Previously, the surgeons had laptops they could bring in to look at a patient’s medical history, but Abel said it was not as convenient or easy.

The video integration technology is important, Abel said, as it allows the surgeon to see and understand an issue as they are working on the patient.

Outpatient joint replacement Thellman called one of the biggest offerings of the new center the capability for a patient to have an outpatient joint replacement surgery.

Typically, joint replacements require multiplenight stays at a hospital, Abel said, but the bigger operating rooms will allow some patients receiving joint replacements to leave that same day or the following morning.

Abel said that total joint procedures require a lot of instruments, imaging equipment, additional staff members and specific tables and devices.

“The current surgery center was not designed to accommodate all of the additional support needed in the operating rooms to perform these types of cases,” he said. “The larger rooms at West were designed and constructed to accommodate all the additional resources required.”

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replacement, but that the center will have the capabilities to do same-day hip and knee replacements.

Abel said that the size of the operating rooms, as well as advances in technology and training, will allow the surgery center at LMH West to join other facilities nationwide in providing these same-day procedures.

Imaging technology Abel said high-tech equipment in the imaging center, which is close to the surgery center on the second floor, will help surgeons in their procedures.

“Our imaging capabilities out there ... are truly second to none,” Abel said.

Tom Wells, director of imaging services, said that while the technology used at LMH Health’s Maine Street location is exceptional, there will be a higher level of technology at the West Campus.

A 3D X-ray unit at LMH West will be the first of its kind in Kansas, he said, and it allows for a patient to stand while two robotic arms spin around them, capturing a 3D image.

Wells said X-ray units are generally fixed in place, but that this Xray unit will allow for a patient to stand practically anywhere in the room. This is particularly helpful for patients in a wheelchair, Wells said, as they can briefly stand but have their wheelchair next to them for support.

Abel said that as of May the 3D X-ray equipment is one of 35 such machines to be installed in the United States.

In addition to this X-ray unit, LMH West will also have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine with 3-tesla strength. This will give a more detailed and quicker scan. The other MRI in LMH West will be 1.5-tesla strength.

Abel said the 3-tesla MRI will give greater detail of smaller joints.

Patient flow and ‘a great team to make it all work’ Abel said he believes patients will notice the modern feel of the space as well as its convenience.

For patients undergoing surgery, there are pre- and post-operation rooms. The pre-operation rooms do not have windows, but the recovery rooms do, LMH Health spokesperson Amy Northrop said, to provide a sense of peace.

There will also be some natural light in the operation rooms themselves, which Northrop said should give surgeons and staff some sense of normalcy.

Thellman, Abel and Wells all reiterated that while there will be some new technology and capabilities at LMH West, that does not mean the care at the Maine Street location or at the former Lawrence Surgery Center is or was anything subpar.

Buying technology is easy, Thellman said. It just takes money. Placing that technology in the hands of capable people is what is important, Thellman said.

“As much as we all get enamored with the latest and the greatest in technology,” Thellman said, “we’ve got a great team to make it all work” and “a facility large enough” to handle more complex procedures.

The management and surgeons at the Lawrence Surgery Center will remain steadfast at the new location, Thellman said.

All the best parts of the former location, he said, are moving west.

“What we’re leaving behind is just a facility that’s too small,” he said.

“We’ve got 20 years of success behind us and we’re trying to look forward to the next 20 years.”

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THE PATIENT INTAKE AREA of the Women’s Center at LMH West is pictured on Aug. 17.

By Jessica Brewer LMH Health

The new Women’s Center at LMH West was designed with convenience, time and care for patients in mind. One major goal was to provide a center for patients that could handle most of the care they needed all under one roof, with several services just a short walk away from one another.

Megan Pedersen, director of specialty clinics, said this multidisciplinary approach of providing care was a major focus in the planning and design of the new

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“There has been much thought put into making it convenient for women to get the care they need in a way that will allow them to live their lives to the fullest by getting some time in their days

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back,” she said. “We are going to make it easier for women to get the care they need.”

Here is a look at some of the services that will be provided at the new LMH Health West Campus:

Menopause Michele Bennett, a physician with Lawrence OBGYN Specialists, was one of five physicians at LMH Health to take the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) certification exam. To receive this

certification, physicians receive additional education on caring for menopausal patients — specifically those whose cases are most complicated.

“We are excited to continue growing our menopause services,” she

said. “We want to offer our patients the best care and experience possible.

Receiving extra training in some more difficult menopause cases allows me and our team to offer my patients all potential treatment options.”

When it comes to menopause care, it often isn’t a topic Bennett handles alone. Having colleagues close by who are involved in the patient’s care will create a team for long-term solutions.

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we are all on the same page,” she said. “Having many of these clinics we rely on in one location will be amazing. We will be able to partner and collaborate with them better and more efficiently because we will be so close in proximity.”

Pelvic floor health Kathy Ramirez, an advanced practice provider with Lawrence Urology Specialists, says when it comes to pelvic floor issues, they often go unspoken about. Pelvic floor health often involves issues that support a woman’s bladder, colon, rectum and sexual organs.

“On average, a woman deals with pelvic floor issues for seven years before they are addressed,” she said. “I am so excited to be going deeper into this area of focus out at West because so many women do not talk about topics like prolapse or incontinence often enough.

It can be rather taboo, and I want to break down this stereotype.”

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“The West project allows us the opportunity to bring together clinics, a regional best in class therapy space, imaging and surgical services all under one roof,” Abel said. “This gives us the ability to serve patients better than we ever have before.”

The overall goal isn’t just to create a great space for sports medicine

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“Today, breast cancer can be treatable but requires multidisciplinary care, and patients have to go to multiple physicians.

Decreasing locations and bringing many members of the breast cancer team under one roof helps decrease stressors.”

“Often, if I offer treatment to my patients and when they hear about the time commitment and scheduling, they sigh and say they’ll think about it,” Ramirez said. “Most of the time we don’t hear back from them. Now, since physical therapy is directly next to us, they can step in as soon as I leave the room. If we need advice from another — Michele Bennett, a person in the field, they physician with Lawrence are close by. There will OB-GYN Specialists be little need to drive across town for another clinic over a few days.

Ramirez says she tells Now it is all in one conher patients that issues venient location.” like these are common and that there is often a Breast Center fix for them. There is no Scarlett Aldrich, a phyreason to suffer alone, sician with Plastic Surand it is OK to talk about gery Specialists of Lawthese issues. rence, said she is excited “Addressing pelvic to focus her time at the floor conditions can be West Campus on breast life-changing,” Ramirez care. She said she’s looksaid. “It’s not OK to live ing forward to the calmin pain and in fear. Proce- ing environment of the dures and physical thera- new building, as well as py can be a game-changer the ability to give patients for some women in these several kinds of care in areas.” one location.

Physical therapy will “Talking about breast be housed directly next to cancer and cancer care pelvic health. Being able is a hard topic and can to conveniently schedule be overwhelming to paan appointment immedi- tients,” she said. “The ately may be the differ- West Campus is so open ence between patients and filled with light, saying yes or no. which creates a lot of

peace and calm when patients come for visits.

Providing the opportunity for women to combine several aspects of their care at one time will efficiently bundle and minimize the time spent in a doctor’s office so that they can focus on maximizing their quality of life everywhere else.”

Many other providers and clinic staff will be available to assist in coordinating future appointments and help to minimize appointment time and maximize time away from the hospital.

“It also promotes easy and efficient communication between providers when our offices will be just steps away from one another,” Aldrich said.

“This is an exciting step forward in the future of LMH Health.”

Jennifer Hawasli joins LMH Health as one of the newest members of the Women’s Center team.

She is a physician who is fellowship-trained in breast surgical oncology and is excited to bring the latest advancements in care to her patients.

“From the breast center, mammography, plastics, radiology and even outpatient surgery, having all of these services

A focus on reproductive mental health Melissa Hoffman, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who focuses on treatment for people during their reproductive years, will be helping to care for mothers in the LMH Health Women’s Center. She started Build Your Village, a group at LMH Health that offers peer support for pregnant and parenting people to talk about mental health during pregnancy and postpartum periods.

“One in five people will experience a depressive episode in pregnancy or after the birth of a baby,” Hoffman said. “The prevalence of perinatal mental health complications (is) even higher when you consider anxiety and rates of behavioral health issues such as substance

but really to create a bestin-class center for a variety of procedures related to bone, joint or musculoskeletal health.

“The move to West will positively reinforce the statement that we have lived by over the years,” said Dr. Douglass Stull, an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoKansas. “A place where at times we feel we are busting at the seams just got significantly larger with more technology and advancements to provide a better experience for our patients and better recruit physicians, surgeons and

ability to order a hightech imaging study, then order a same-day surgery and walk upstairs right after to have it done. These technologies can be done all at one time, all in one space. This is the cutting edge of technology, and this is where we are in health care right now.”

Stull said it is exciting to be so close to Rock Chalk Park, Sports Pavilion Lawrence and the Lawrence trail system. If there is a delay in health care, there are locations close by to enjoy while you wait.

Stull said he’s even excited about some of the finer points of the building’s design and what it symbolizes.

“We were able to be involved in the design and meetings with architects,” he said. “The beams and glass signify a musculoskeletal architecture. It must be strong, yet the glass signifies that the musculoskeletal system can be fragile at times.”

Each time he walks into West, Stull feels inspired to deliver on LMH Health’s commitment to

Having many of these clinics we rely on in one location will be amazing.”

providers. By no means is West our finish line, but it is a monumental step in our vision becoming a reality.”

The facility, Stull said, was built with the patient in mind first. There were many conversations in the planning process about what would create the most convenient experience for patients as they walk through the facility.

“It isn’t just the facility that is state-of-the-art,” he said. “It is everything within it as well. The clinics are top-notch, as is radiology — having the

use disorders. Offering integrated mental health care in the women’s center increases access to mental and physical care all in one setting.”

Hoffman’s services go beyond just new mothers. They also include management of psychiatric illness during reproductive events, such as the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, lactation, infertility, perimenopause and menopause.

Having these services at the LMH Health West Campus to coincide with other gynecological and women’s health experts will allow patients to receive the holistic care they need while addressing concerns with multiple specialized providers, she said.

“LMH West can streamline and optimize care for women,” Bennett said. “We can now provide the same quality of care more conveniently and efficiently. Our patients will gain time back in their days and be able to live their lives to the fullest.”

—Jessica Brewer is social media and digital communication specialist at LMH Health, which is a major sponsor of the Lawrence Journal-World’s health section.

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“I know the people that go there each day will be inspired,” he said, “but our patients are what this is all about. When they walk in those doors, we want them to feel inspired as well. When they face some of life’s most challenging moments, we are here and ready to serve them.”

— Jessica Brewer is social media and digital communication specialist at LMH Health, which is a major sponsor of the Lawrence Journal-World’s health section.

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Donors pitch in on new facilities

By LMH Staff

Private donors and foundations played a major role in funding the construction of the approximately $100 million LMH West facility in northwest Lawrence.

Approximately 30 donors provided $5 million to the new state-of-theart health care facility that features everything from an outpatient surgery center to doctors’ offices for family medicine practices.

The broad scope of the center was a major reason donors got behind the project, Earl Reineman, major and planned gifts manager at the LMH Health Foundation, said.

“The West Campus will enhance the delivery of medical care to our

community members,” Reineman said. “It will also strengthen the hospital in ways that help sustain the mission-driven care it provides, such as charity care, community outreach and crisis care for mental health and substance use.”

Fundraising for the project, which broke ground in the summer of 2018, has been ongoing by the LMH Health Foundation. Here is a look at some of the highlights from that campaign.

Women’s Center mammography The West Campus will host a new women’s health center that is focused on being a convenient, consumer-friendly and patient-first environment. This will include a new breast center with

3D mammography and ultrasound equipment, an on-site breast nurse-navigator, an on-site breast surgeon, plastic surgeons and reconstructive services, an OB-GYN presence and a pelvic health clinic.

A generous gift from Jeff and Mary Weinberg and the Jedel Family Foundation supported the purchase of 3D mammography machines.

Studies have found that 3D mammography, the newest type of breast imaging, helps radiologists find more cancers than a standard digital mammogram.

“We know this hospital is an important resource for our community,” said Jeff Weinberg, a member of the LMH Health Foundation Board of Directors.

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Whether you’re a future patient of LMH West or a community member interested in the new facility, the Journal-World put together a list of six details about the new building that patients and community members alike should know:

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There are no emergency services.

LMH West is an outpatient services center. Anyone seeking emergency services or urgent care should call 911 or go to the hospital, LMH Health, 325 Maine St. That is currently the only location for urgent, emergency services within LMH Health.

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Plenty of eco-friendly features.

Insulated glazing on window panes and lights with sensors are two of the ways LMH West built a greener workplace.

Brian Bradfield, the operations lead for LMH West, said there is highperformance, low-emissivity insulated glazing on the exterior windows of the building. This will reduce

the solar heat and in turn will reduce the air conditioning use in the building, Bradfield said.

Many of the LED lights in the building have motion sensors or are on timers, Bradfield said. Lights in offices, clinics and exam rooms will all use motion sensors, which Bradfield said helps conserve energy and is a positive in terms of infection control, as people will not constantly have to be touching the same switch.

Jayhawk Pharmacy will be inside.

There will be a pharmacy inside LMH West that will be available to patients as well as community members.

Jayhawk Pharmacy is renting a space on the first floor of LMH West, and its hours are expected to be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

Other green aspects of LMH West include bike racks at entrances and throughout the outside of the facility. The campus has the infrastructure in place to support charging stations Get some for electric vehicles, but they will not be up and runfresh air on ning at the opening of the the rooftop. facility.

Bradfield also said LMH A nearly 10,000-squaretried to minimize construction waste and is working foot deck on the roof LMH West will with a company in Kansas of City to try to donate wood > 6 THINGS, 17C pallets so they can be reused.

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“When we learned of the plans for the west facility, we decided immediately that we wanted to help the new breast center.”

This imaging equipment ensures the most powerful and up-to-date methodologies for early cancer detection and diagnostics are available at the breast center.

“Over many years, our family has benefited from extraordinary care at LMH Health,” Jeff Weinberg said. “Places like LMH Health provide so much to the people who live in the Lawrence area, and we are pleased to support these efforts in any way that we can.”

Richard Orchard, an LMH Health ophthalmologist for 33 years, and his wife, Georgia, also made a gift to support the breast health center. The couple felt compelled to donate in gratitude for Georgia’s breast cancer treatment in 2014.

“Georgia received excellent care from Dr. Sherri Soule and the surgeons, radiologists, nurses and even the volunteers — they all just did a great job taking care of her,” Orchard said.

“We’re lucky to have a top-notch community hospital in Lawrence.”

Before his retirement, Orchard served as chief of staff at LMH Health and as a member of the LMH Health Foundation board of directors for six years.

“I’ve always felt that physicians need to work with the hospital with regard to development of health care in the community,” Orchard said. “Physicians, hospitals and even private enterprises need to work together.”

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Places like LMH Health provide so much to the people who live in the Lawrence area, and we are pleased to support these efforts in any way that we can.”

— Jeff Weinberg, donor

Orthopedic and sports medicine The LMH Health West Campus will also have a strong focus on orthopedic and sports medicine.

This is a large section of the new campus and will include surgical capabilities and a full outpatient therapy area for traditional and sports-oriented services.

H&S Holdings, led by local businessman Rodger Henry, made a $1 million gift in 2018 for the orthopedic center.

Henry says he and his wife, Sheryl, made a gift through H&S Holdings after deliberating about the future of Lawrence and what seems best for LMH Health.

“Our community is at a crossroads, and I think it is important to keep moving to the next level of excellence in medical care,” he said. “I am thankful LMH trustees and CEO Russ Johnson are leading LMH Health in construction of the LMH Health West Campus. The emphasis on outpatient care and same-day surgery is an emphasis on the new

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best practices in orthopedic care, and Sheryl and I are glad to support that excellent care in our community.”

Additional community support Gratitude for exceptional care is a common reason why community members donate to LMH Health. Bud and Sheryl Jacobs made a gift in support of the LMH Health West Campus for this reason.

“We are pleased that we are able to support LMH Health,” said Bud Jacobs, a retired pediatric dentist. “The hospital has been good to us in so many ways. It is a great hospital with an outstanding medical and support staff. We feel fortunate to live in Lawrence and appreciate the medical care that is available to us.”

In 2019, the LMH Health Foundation was awarded a $2 million grant from the Kansas City-based Sunderland Foundation to support the LMH Health West Campus. This is the largest gift in LMH Health Foundation history.

The Sunderland Foundation has partnered with LMH Health previously, supporting a number of important projects including the renovated heart catheterization lab and a recent behavioral health initiative.

“There’s a caring, proactive approach to healthcare at LMH — rooted in excellence and aimed at continuous improvement,” said Rebecca Smith, executive director of the LMH Health Foundation and vice president of strategic communications at LMH Health.

“The Sunderland Foundation’s gift signals understanding and support for that approach and affirms a remarkable and enduring relationship, one that ensures LMH Health can fulfill its newly envisioned purpose as a partner in lifelong health.”

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exceptional technology, innovative design and outstanding providers, it is a major investment in our community’s health and a key milestone in the LMH Health strategy for a healthy future in Douglas County called Destination Health.

The West Campus reflects four strategic elements of Destination Health: a patient-first, convenient and accessible setting; a collaborative and integrated health care approach; the latest technology and innovation; and a focus on partnerships with community organizations.

Along with many project partners and donors, I am honored to introduce this incredible facility to our community on Monday.

The idea of a patientfirst, accessible environment is central to the design of the West Campus. For example, the new women’s center features all services a patient might need in one location. The center has 3D mammography and ultrasound equipment, and a breast nurse-navigator, breast surgeon, plastic surgeons and OBGYNs will be available on site and able to work collaboratively. It will enable patients to have a screening mammography with diagnostic follow-up, consultation with a surgeon and even a breast biopsy in one day when preferred. That can cut down on waiting, worry and anxiety while improving information for patients and providers.

Among our state-ofthe-art technology at the West Campus, the orthopedic center has surgical capabilities, robotic

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EXERCISE AND STRENGTHENING EQUIPMENT is pictured in the outdoor movement space at LMH West.

The idea of a patient-first, accessible environment is central to the design of the West Campus.”

— Russ Johnson, president and CEO of LMH Health

X-rays and a full outpatient therapy area — all immediately adjacent for patient convenience and provider efficiency and communication.

The West Campus also offers dynamic exercise equipment, a sports

performance area and a therapy amphitheater, which is accessible along the Lawrence Loop and available for free public use. Other innovations at the West Campus include self-scheduling, virtual waiting rooms,

contactless payment and other technologyenabled conveniences.

The West Campus enhances LMH Health’s presence in the hightraffic, high-growth corridor in west Lawrence which also strengthens our competitive market position. It is a strategic investment that protects our outpatient service lines enabling us to provide charitable care for generations to come. This is the foundation of our 100-year-old charitable trust and our purpose — a partner for lifelong health.

Part of that purpose is to collaborate with

community organizations like Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, DCCCA and Heartland RADAC to care for patients going through a mental health or substance abuse crisis — and to partner with Just Food to make sure our patients have food to eat after leaving our campus.

A re-envisioned patient experience in Douglas County is the goal of the West Campus. Our vision for LMH Health in 2027 is one of a nationally recognized, top-performing independent community hospital. We aspire to be the

state’s premier community hospital and a model for the country. All the planning, designing, and work of these efforts is aimed at serving members of our community with compassion and expertise wherever they need us — at the new West Campus and south clinic, our Maine Street campus and more than 10 other locations across Douglas County and beyond.

— Russ Johnson is the president and CEO of LMH Health, which is a major sponsor of the Lawrence Journal-World’s health section.

Congratulations to LMH Health on the new campus!

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THE KOFFEE KORNER AND A DINING AREA WILL BE AVAILABLE on the second floor of LMH West.

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provide patients, visitors and staff a place to get fresh air and eat lunch. The roof will have benches, socially distanced permanent tables, potted plants and views of both the east and west sides of Lawrence.

The rooftop also has a small platform area to elevate a public speaker or performer, and it includes an outdoor speaker system for such events.

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A place to exercise outdoors.

Fitness equipment will be available outside the LMH West facility near the Lawrence Loop and will be open to the public. The area, which is called the Outdoor Movement Space, has body-weight fitness equipment. Some patients may use the Outdoor Movement Space as part of their therapy plan, LMH Health spokesperson Amy Northrop said, but it will also be available to the general public.

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