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Innovation & Institutional Catalysts • Beacon Health <br /> A ' -t. t f ';�i• Bartlett St <br /> 4 f''... % av ,* <br /> HEALTH DISTRICTS BRING PEOPLE .... 4. i; <br /> AND JOBS TO DOWNTOWN x A. i._. I I <br /> , 1 <br /> —ram..f. . .. <br /> y _ _I <br /> Beacon Health System is investing over$230 million in a -• W f ' t • <br /> ' - <br /> new tower at Memorial Hospital in Downtown.The 10-story I '- <br /> tower will add seven floors dedicated to patient care with 50 - <br /> new patient beds,a renovated and expanded Intensive Care I , 12 e4 ,� II . • 4111111111r rill' <br /> ` <br /> Unit,and renovated department facilities.The project will ji.- <br /> bring hundreds of new jobs to Downtown South Bend.While '" '" I <br /> hospitals of the past tended to be insular and contained,over - Pr. 11.',7 ' I Lillb <br /> the past decade,health districts have been growing around "` ✓ �- '.* -4- <br /> hospital anchors,attracting housing,services for employees u <br /> and patients,and destinations for visitors and families. cook Children's hospital campus in Ft Worth Texas pnoritdes outdoor r • - n <br /> Hospitals around the U.S.are also facing recruiting challenges community spaces throughout the campus district o — <br /> o <br /> due to the difficulty that entry-and mid level employees atr�r • -�• <br /> experience finding housing they can afford.While South 4 - 0 <br /> Bend fares better than other cities on housing affordability, <br /> planning for success will require more diverse mixed-income fk.- kris _- iit, i 11)ff0� <br /> and mixed-use housing.New housing types should offer both ' T ►' <br /> rental and home ownership options in Downtown. I 1q r _• Mali• <br /> r ..I <br /> ,: , ;; <br /> , 4,. <br /> tits, <br /> 1 a In t ;• - <br /> 4/ <br /> Innovation&Institutional Catalysts 71 - <br />