Eskenazi Health Main Campus

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Main Campus

The Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Eskenazi Health downtown campus provide a community of health and healing for patients, visitors and the people of Indianapolis. Made possible by a generous $40 million gift from Sidney and Lois Eskenazi in June 2011, the hospital opened in December 2013, beginning a new chapter of Eskenazi Health history with some of the most progressive health care facilities in the United States.

Understanding that well-being involves more than physical health, the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Eskenazi Health downtown campus were carefully designed to nurture the whole person – mind, body and spirit. The hospital is full of light from its ceiling-to-floor windows, and fine artwork covers the spaces in between. A concert grand piano, a gift from Marianne Williams Tobias, is often played by patients, physicians, staff and visitors, including performances by artists brought in by the Marianne Tobias Music Program.

To lift spirits and promote healthful living, the Eskenazi Health downtown campus features gardens and natural settings, including The Matthew R. Gutwein Commonground at the main entrance and The Sky Farm on the roof of the Sandra Eskenazi Outpatient Care Center. Parking is available on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus in the Eskenazi Health Parking Garage, which is accessible from Eskenazi Avenue.

Eskenazi Health’s downtown campus achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification in 2015, making it the first in Indiana and one of the largest new campuses in the United States to receive this recognition. Eskenazi Health has built a reputation for its commitment to creating a cleaner, healthier and more energy-efficient environment. The campus was recognized for its use of green space, a parking program for low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles, water-efficient fixtures, emphasis on commuter carpooling, green materials used during hospital construction and more. Other criteria that led to the Gold certification include improved indoor air quality and the stewardship of resources and their impact.

The Sky Farm
The Matthew R. Gutwein Commonground
Heliport

Major work to enhance the functionality and visitor experience of The Sky Farm at Eskenazi Health will result in The Sky Farm being closed for several months. As part of the healing environment of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus, The Sky Farm will undergo upgrades to create a more flexible space and will transition much of the productive agriculture to the Eskenazi Health Thomas & Arlene Grande Campus. Eskenazi Health Foundation is generously providing $2 million in funding for these exciting updates.

The Sky Farm, located on the roof above the Sandra Eskenazi Outpatient Care Center, opened more than 10 years ago and provides a calming and relaxing atmosphere with breathtaking views of downtown Indianapolis. The new look of The Sky Farm will be more accessible and include an enhanced landscape design that carefully arranges native plantings, pathways and rolling topography to guide visitors through a variety of outdoor spaces. The enhancements will allow for more intimate seating for small-group gatherings and programmable event opportunities. Landscape materials, such as Indiana-inspired meadow plantings, wood-finished furnishings, specialty pavements, and a warm and healing rooftop garden, will be part of the updated design.

Just outside the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Sandra Eskenazi Outpatient Care Center, The Matthew R. Gutwein Commonground creates an ideal environment for community connection and cultural activities and serves as a gathering place for patients, their families and the public. It aligns with Eskenazi Health’s wellness-focused model of care and represents a new paradigm for including outdoor green spaces as integral components of health care facilities.

The space offers a productive outdoor landscape featuring a lively garden community space and an expansive overhead trellis that is covered with native vine species and plant life. Participating design firms included LAND COLLECTIVE, OLIN Studio and Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), all known for internationally recognized spaces throughout the United States and around the world.

Construction of The Matthew R. Gutwein Commonground was fully funded through Eskenazi Health’s philanthropic efforts, including gifts from Frank and Katrina Basile, the Griffith Family Foundation, the Central Indiana Community Foundation, St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild, Myrta Pulliam and the Kelcy M. Whitman Family Fund, a component of Legacy Fund.

Built with the environment in mind, The Matthew R. Gutwein Commonground played a part in Eskenazi Health’s achievement of attaining Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification, making it among the first and largest new hospital campuses in the United States and first in the state to achieve this recognition.

The Eskenazi Health Heliport, located on the roof of the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, provides direct access to both the Smith Level I Shock Trauma Center and Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health.

Inbound aircraft crews are asked to provide a pre-hospital radio report to the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital via Med Channel 2 or IHERN. The heliport’s weight capacity extends to 12,000 pounds.

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