IU Health announced Tuesday morning what it describes as “a significant investment in its healthcare footprint in Fishers, Indiana.”  The IU Saxony Hospital has been a 38-bed facility the past 10 years.

The $287 million investment was approved approved by the IU Health Board of Directors in late Octobe.  It will include “a significant expansion” of the IU Health Saxony in Fishers.  The new hospital campus will be renamed IU Health Fishers, to be phased in throughout the duration of the project.

“Fishers is the sixth largest city in Indiana today, and with notable population growth expected each year, could be as much as 50 percent larger by the year 2040,” said Doug Puckett, president of IU Health’s Indianapolis Suburban Region, in an IU Health news release. “Community members and leaders have told us what they need and want from IU Health to best serve that growth. This investment will allow us to do that.”

The hospital facility itself will grow by 50%, according to IU Health, and will feature physician offices as well.

The hospital expansion will add:

• 50 inpatient beds, bringing the total to 88.
• New and expanded services in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ear, Nose & Throat, Nephrology, Neurology, and Pulmonology.
• Growth of existing specialty programs in Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Primary Care (pediatric and adult), and Urology.
• Expansion of support services space to accommodate additional staff and higher patient volumes.