The Indiana University Health (IU Health) Board of Directors approved $214 million in funding for an expansion and renovation project in and around Tippecanoe County. The project, dubbed the Greater Lafayette Community Growth Project, will serve residents in multiple growing counties and future-proof essential healthcare for the community.
The project is split into three parts: a new cancer center in Lafayette, a new hospital in West Lafayette and considerable renovation and expansion of an integrated services facility, also in West Lafayette.
The current IU Health Cancer Center-Lafayette, located on 26th Street in Lafayette, will relocate to a newly constructed, state-of-the-art facility. IU Health will build the new center on the Arnett Hospital campus to improve integrated care across multiple disciplines.
The new 55,000-square-foot facility will focus on expanded care, adding 23% more stations for infusion therapy, bringing the total to 32. The building will also feature advanced radiation therapy technologies and a rapid access clinic. The center will house integrated services such as massage therapy, art therapy, support groups and spiritual care.
The project will feature a new hospital in West Lafayette, marking the first hospital in the city’s history. The facility plans to offer 24/7 full-service care with an emergency department, multiple operating rooms and inpatient care, as well as a helipad for emergency transportation. The hospital will feature advanced imaging and laboratory services among other state-of-the-art equipment.
The project includes an 8,000-square-foot renovation and expansion of the IU Health medical offices on Sagamore Parkway West. The renovation will offer more modern, higher-capacity multispecialty services, including a walk-in orthopedic clinic offering same-day evaluation and treatment. The project plans call for a new rapid-access cardiology clinic at the same location.
Construction on the two new facilities will begin in 2026, with a projected opening date in 2028. IU Health announced the project July 11, with officials citing the growing community and needs for future accommodation.
The project currently remains in the pre-construction planning phase, with no named developer as of the announcement. According to IU Health, the Greater Lafayette Community Growth Project will create more than 210 new full-time healthcare jobs by 2030, including 29 physicians, 10 advanced practice providers and 69 nurses.
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