Wishard Hospital is in a state of rapid physical decline.
Providing quality care in a crumbling facility is a challenge - even for our award-winning physicians and staff. Although the buildings' problems can be fixed with a bandage today, soon, they will require a tourniquet.

Renovation is not a viable solution for Wishard's many challenges.
Our current facility is no longer viable as a center for health and wellness. The oldest of our buildings was built in 1914. Many of Wishard's buildings cannot be renovated to accommodate the equipment and utilities standard in a modern hospital. As our buildings age and systems fail, it is simply not possible to replace those systems and to continue to provide quality care efficiently.

Enhancing Patient Care.
Patient care space is also hampered by Wishard's buildings' declining physical condition and outdated amenities. Many rooms are not ADA accessible, and do not comply with the new HIPAA patient privacy standards. Of greater concern is the size of critical care and other patient rooms. Modern equipment needed for advanced care is designed for larger rooms at current standards. The size of most Wishard patient rooms falls short of current standards.

Larger patient rooms will improve care by allowing more processes to occur at the patient bedside, rather than transporting the patient to another department.

A new Wishard will improve quality of care across the board. New facilities will accommodate the modern technology and medical equipment needed for quality patient care, eliminate the need for room-sharing and provide better infection control. Physicians and staff will benefit from use of an efficient and contemporary care environment, and the logistically sound campus will reduce wait times, improve urgent care and make the hospital more navigable.

Wishard also suffers from efficiency and logistical challenges.
Imagine if you were forced to travel -through eight elevators and across the distance of three football fields to receive the care you needed. This is the reality facing many Wishard patients today, and a scenario that would be eradicated through plans to build a new, efficient and consolidated hospital. Research shows that Wishard can be more efficient in smaller, integrated facilities than in the current combined square footage of the existing 17 Wishard buildings.

Lee Ann Blue discusses challenges facing nurses in the current Wishard facility
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Dr. Lisa Harris discusses the difficulty of patient transportation in the current Wishard facility
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Dr. Virginia Caine discusses physicians' challenges providing care in Wishard's small patient rooms
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Age of Facilities
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Pathology Leak
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Broken Steam Return Pipe
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A Leak with Exposed Wires
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Ceiling Height
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