BA Slated to Receive New Hospital
Commitment from Broken Arrow Medical Facility, LLC to provide healthcare to Broken Arrow; Negotiating with St. John Health System to manage operations
Broken Arrow, Okla. (April 16, 2007) - The City of Broken Arrow announced today that a new hospital will be built to serve Broken Arrow and surrounding communities.
Broken Arrow Medical Facility, LLC, an Oklahoma-based property investment firm, will fund development of the new hospital. The principals, who contracted with St. John Health System to manage St. John Owasso in 2004, are negotiating with St. John to manage hospital operations in Broken Arrow.
"We are thrilled that Broken Arrow Medical Facility, LLC recognizes the need for a full-service hospital in the Broken Arrow community," said Broken Arrow City Manager Jim Twombly. "As our community continues to grow, so also does the need for a state-of-the-art hospital to meet our residents' needs. The addition of this facility will further Broken Arrow's commitment to the very best quality of life for all who live and work here. We are happy to welcome Broken Arrow Medical Facility, LLC and St. John to Broken Arrow."
According to the Broken Arrow Area Chamber of Commerce, Broken Arrow and its surrounding communities comprise one of the fastest growing areas in Oklahoma, where population is expected to increase eight percent by 2011.
"A new state-of-the-art Broken Arrow hospital represents a remarkable opportunity to facilitate the city's continuing growth and bring the medical excellence and compassionate care of St. John Health System to the community," said Michael Garrett, of Broken Arrow Medical Facility, LLC.
The company noted that several locations are being considered for the new hospital.
Construction will likely begin on the project this fall.
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Good, now we don't have to do the 91st stree land swap, right?... right?...
I wonder if that means St. John will end up owning the BA hospital like they do the one in Owasso.
That to started as a hospital St. John was supposed to manage, but now they own it.
I heard they own the land already
Construction should begin very soon on St. John Broken Arrow at 61st and Elm near Bass Pro and First Baptist.
Groundbreaking February 15
From the Ledger
Groundbreaking for a full-service Broken Arrow hospital is set for mid-February. St. John Broken Arrow - scheduled to open next year - is planned as an 84-bed general acute care facility just northwest of the Elm Place and Albany Street intersection. The Feb. 15 landmark ceremony is expected to attract hospital officials and scores of BA business and government leaders, said St. John spokesperson Joy McGill. The major Tulsa-based health system will manage the complex, which is owned by Broken Arrow Development LLC of Oklahoma City.
BA's five-story hospital will resemble Owasso's four-story St. John-managed campus but will include different features and a refined layout, according to the development company's Mike Prescott.
"Patients will have access to a wide range of services, including obstetrics and gynecology, emergency care, general surgery and an all-digital diagnostic imaging center," he said.
Two physicians buildings are part of the project, which includes retail space to complement budding Stone Wood Hills to the east. The doctors buildings and retail structures are expected to open with the hospital, said Prescott.
"For its size, BA doesn't have all that much retail. We see our own ideas as complementary to what the city is already developing in the retail sector," he said.
Several hotels are in negotiations for two available sites within the development, McGill noted.
Leasing of the commercial tracts surrounding the medical complex is through Walman Commercial Real Estate Services LLC.
"We look forward to the upcoming groundbreaking and construction phase of this project and the opportunity to bring a new, modern hospital and commercial district to BA, its residents and neighbors," Prescott said.
So this hospital will look much like the new one in Owasso. One benefit from getting this hospital after Owasso did is the look and design layout will be adjusted based on what has not worked well at the new Owasso site. That whole area will have several hotels here soon. The Holiday Inn Express is done and the TownePlace Suites by Marriott is under-construction. The Hotel and Conference Center should be started this year or next with plans for another hotel near the conference center. Now, there are plans for these 2.
This will really help anchor that area. BA needs one area that can be a place with an identity and some density. Too bad they couldn't have placed the NSU BA campus by all of this or downtown.
I think St Francis begged for this to happen. I just don't see St Francis BA South Tulsa having that much impact on BA once this gets built.
This will help for more identity in this area of BA.
I talked with someone in the city not too long ago about making this area have more of an identity and making it a destination point. We also talked about NSU-BA. They are hoping to have a developer build some apartment-like dorms across the street from NSU-BA and make the whole campus a 4-year program, much like UCO is to Edmond.
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St. John Owasso
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St. John Owasso at dusk
wow
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St. John Owasso
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St. John Owasso at dusk
St. John Owasso at night without power.
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Why the picture with no power?
Here is the initial site plan for St. John Broken Arrow and the surrounding area. They are still "tweaking" this plan so things could still change, but the general idea is here.
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Groundbreaking is postponed until March due to the threat of bad weather today.
Only thing I see missing from the plan is a Minor Emergency/Urgent Care center where 60% of the people in the ER really belong anyway.
There 1 minor emergency center about a mile away (behind Reasors at 71st and Lynn Lane.) And another couple within 5-7 miles.
BROKEN ARROW event will be rescheduled in March
Friday's weather forecast has created a casualty.
The threat of rain and wintry temperatures forced the cancellation of a 2 p.m. groundbreaking ceremony for the new St. John Hospital near 51st Street and Elm Place.
"There was the possibility of snow, and that prompted our decision to suspend the event," said St. John spokesperson Joy McGill. "We will have the ceremony in March.
"None of our work on the grounds will be affected by the date shift," she said. "We are still on schedule."
The 84-bed general acute care facility will provide obstetrics and gynecology, emergency care, general surgery and diagnostic imaging services.
Doctor's offices and retail stores are also part of the hospital's plans for the development, which is scheduled to open late next year.
St Johns wants to know what kind of public assistance they're getting from BA.
BA says they would like to see some plans first.
This thing is starting in a few weeks?
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080227_9_ZB1_spanc21480
Yes, the groundbreaking will be held hopefully in a couple of weeks. They are still tweaking the design and site plan. The preliminary site plan is going before the Planning Commission tomorrow night. Then, it will probably make its way to the City Council on Tuesday, March 04, 2008.
PHASE I OF THE PLAN:
* 5-Story Hospital (150,000 SF)
* 4-Story Medical Office Building (100,000 SF)
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Originally posted by Composer
Why the picture with no power?
Well here is another one for ya. Its the hospital in the last snowstorm.
The groundbreaking ceremony is planned for March 28, 2008. We should have some renderings at that point.
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Originally posted by Composer
The groundbreaking ceremony is planned for March 28, 2008. We should have some renderings at that point.
If you want to know what it will look like just take a look at the Owasso hospital and add a floor and a medical office building on both sides instead of just one.
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If you want to know what it will look like just take a look at the Owasso hospital and add a floor and a medical office building on both sides instead of just one.
My imagination runs away at times, but seldom to Owasso.
Haha...St. John officials have said the hospital will look similar to Owasso's but will be unique to Broken Arrow.
I think the plan is for one 4-story Medical Office Building at the beginning along with the 5-story hospital.
Major Groundbreaking Ceremony Tomorrow
At this point, we will get to view the renderings!
Ground Broken for St. John Broken Arrow
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Artist Rendering of St. John Broken Arrow
For more information....visit the new thread in Development Section of the forum