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Innovation & Institutional Catalysts • Beacon Health <br /> -,,,,is <br /> .. r .';yam -�.: "_.._. __ _—__ ® � • 1: I „ <br /> HEALTH DISTRICTS BRING PEOPLE ..,. , ; ' ', <br /> AND JOBS TO DOWNTOWN t = �.- I l <br /> Beacon Health System is investing over$23o million in a i -° r,'' <br /> new tower at Memorial Hospital in Downtown.The io-story <br /> tower will add seven floors dedicated to patient care with 5o a► , r <br /> new patient beds,a renovated and expanded Intensive Care ; 1 • _� , 1_>, ,4 -4 - ' iiiiiiir <br /> i g <br /> Unit,and renovated department facilities.The project will •, • _ 3 <br /> bring hundreds of new jobs to Downtown South Bend.While -' - '•' <br /> r WI <br /> hospitals of the past tended to be insular and contained,over r J°' ' "-'- ' 1►1.7, „ , NI <br /> the past decade,health districts have been growing around ,, r �' 'x :+.w - r 1•"'ti'' _ 'y <br /> hospital anchors,attracting housing,services for employees - t id <br /> r 4 <br /> andpatients,and destinations for visitors and families. , -' i_ <br /> Cook Children s hospdal campus in Ft Worth Texas pdwd¢es outdoor .,_ > r j. <br /> community spaces throughout the campus district .� I 4. <br /> Hospitals around the U.S.are also facing recruiting challenges n F_ � __—_ � - <br /> due to the difficulty that entry-and mid-level employees <br /> experience finding housing they can afford.While South " Atfr ` <br /> Bend fares better than other cities on housingaffordability . • : — <br /> Y ,i <br /> planning for success will require more diverse mixed income +�" �;�°i• <br /> �+ •� E <br /> b J s _ <br /> and mixed use housing.New housing types should offer both 1. <br /> rental and home ownership options in Downtown. �I Ulm ii PS. - 6C."�G. ::: ' <br /> Iii <br /> ..iil 6 FF++ II <br /> 1 m ;--,— i <br /> yad II <br /> ;;'�d� Ir1__, <br /> ODIN L. <br /> eik, <br /> 4' _. � t 4 <br /> _ i <br /> "" tt� 1 Y ■ 11 <br /> Innovation&Institutional Catalysts 71 <br />