Parkview Health breaks ground on latest in West Lafayette's surge in hospitals
Fort Wayne-based hospital system’s entry into West Lafayette market includes plans for 2028 opening on $200 million project, just about a mile from an IU Health Arnett hospital under construction.
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FORT WAYNE-BASED PARKVIEW HEALTH BREAKS GROUND ON LATEST IN WEST LAFAYETTE’S SURGE IN HOSPITALS
Construction of the second of two hospitals going up along Yeager Road started in earnest Monday with a groundbreaking that drew congressional and state officials for Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health’s $200 million project in the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette.
Parkview officials deflected any concerns about whether the construction schedule just north of Kalberer Road was designed to beat the opening of IU Health Arnett’s hospital under construction about a mile north, at Yeager and County Road 500 North, with a similar 2028 expected opening date.
“We have a very clear timeline of opening in June 2028, and we have every intention to follow that timeline,” John Bowen, chief growth market officer for Parkview Health, said Monday after shovels of ceremonial dirt were tossed.
“As we’ve looked at this community, we look at the market data and we see the needs,” Bowen said. “We really have been looking at the community West Lafayette for over three years. This process took a long time in planning. When you look at the community, it’s very clear there’s a need. … This site became available, and we couldn’t be more excited with this location.”
Monday’s event was the latest in a series for a West Lafayette market that hasn’t had a hospital, relying instead on those in Lafayette. Beside Parkview and IU Health, Franciscan Health is building an emergency care facility along U.S. 231, aiming to open in 2027.
“The Parkview announcement today is an important step in the continued growth of the city of West Lafayette and shows our commitment to increasing the services needed to have a successful community,” West Lafayette Mayor Erin Easter said during ceremonies.
Recruited by Purdue Research Foundation, Parkview Health plans to build a 153,000-square-foot facility, with entrances from Kalberer Road to the south and Endeavour Drive to the north. That’s across Yeager Road from ongoing construction of a $3.87 billion SK hynix high-bandwidth memory facility, also aiming for a 2028 opening.
