Our
city’s newest medical center, the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, is open
to the public. Its’ predecessor, Wishard
Hospital, has provided the finest health care to the uninsured, underserved and
the general population of our community for 150 years.
As
a Trustee of the Marion County Health and Hospital Corporation, it has been a
transformational opportunity working with the team who helped conceive, design
and build this iconic health care center.
Sidney
& Lois Eskenazi Hospital is more than a medical complex. It’s where Wishard’s culture of compassion has
found a new home. It’s where medical
professionals are partners with their patients.
Eskenazi is where patients emerge to take on their medical challenges
with dignity and independence. At its
core, the hospital was built with the patient in mind.
The
physical space of the hospital delivers an accessible environment. Procedure rooms, work stations, patient rooms
and public space allow patients and their healthcare advocates ease of movement
during their stay. Additionally, all
guests, staff members and vendors may move barrier free during their visits.
Eskenazi
Health continues its many educational partnerships, including Ball State
University’s Bowen Center’s Disability Project to offer internships for students
with disabilities. This program is
helping redefine what career choices are available to students with
disabilities. Thus far, two students
have completed internships – one in Finance, the other in Rehabilitation
Services – with more opportunities available in 2014.
I
hope you take the opportunity to visit the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital
and see for yourself how inspirational it truly is. It may even spur you to choose Eskenazi and
many of its recognized medical professionals for your health care needs.
From
our sports facilities, hotels, restaurants, convention centers and museums, Indianapolis
continues to lead in accessibility. We may
now proudly add a universally accessible modern medical center to our
collective work.
Well
done, Indianapolis. And here’s to a
Healthy New Year.
An attorney with a disability who uses an electric wheelchair as a mobility aid device, Gregory S. Fehribach is a leading consultant on accessible design. Learn more about The Fehribach Group at
Now I have two reasons to visit the new hospital. The Art was already on my list, and now I will be checking out what a model of accessibility looks like for public facilities. Thanks for this post!
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