FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 22, 2002
PRAIRIE VIEW UNVEILS PLANS
FOR NEW EAST WICHITA OFFICE
Mental Health Services Provider to Build
At Legacy Park-Wilson Estates
(Wichita, KS) - In a move that will better accommodate its growing client base
and allow for expanded patient services at its east Wichita office,
Prairie View has announced the purchase of 122,000-sq. ft. of land
at the new Legacy Park - Wilson Estates, 21st & Webb Road. The mental health services provider also unveiled plans to build
a 17,000-sq. ft. Mediterranean-style office on the site, just south
of the Wichita Clinic, relocating from its 7,500-sq. ft. offices
at 2939 North Rock Road, Suite 100. Opening in 2004, the new office
will more than double the size of Prairie View's east office.
According to Mel Goering, chief executive officer of Prairie View,
the organization has considered the need for more space for a number
of years. "Since opening our east Wichita office in 1989, we have
seen our client base and staff numbers expand dramatically," stated
Goering. "This move to Legacy Park will offer increased comfort
and convenience for our patients as well as additional space to
accommodate expanded services."
The new building will include 30 private clinical
offices and six medication evaluation rooms, representing a fifty
percent increase over current resources. The space will also feature
a spacious lobby/waiting area with private alcoves. In addition,
Prairie View has planned three education rooms with a capacity
of up to 15 persons each. A 60-seat community education center
with an additional 1,600-sq.ft. is planned for phase two of the
building plan.
The new Prairie View offices will also include
additional rooms for family and children's services, and environments
that will reduce fear and anxiety. According to Goering, the offices
will be designed with colors and play objects familiar to children,
making it easier and less stressful for families and young children
receiving services. "We are working hard to create an environment
that will be patient-focused and patient-friendly," Goering said.
Prairie View's Rock Road office currently employs
30 part-and full-time staff members, including psychiatrists, psychologists,
licensed therapists, social workers, a registered nurse and support
staff. The new office is expected to employ 40 persons. Goering
added, "The increased space at our new office will enable us to
add professional staff, thus enhancing our efficiency and patient
care."
George E. Laham, II, of Laham Development, developers
of Legacy Park-Wilson Estates, noted, "Prairie View adds a new
dimension to the mix of health care services offered at Wilson
Estates. We are creating an environment that will offer a broad
base of medical services including the Wichita Clinic,
Pierson Dental, Norris Chiropractic, Alterra Assisted Living and
Walgreen's." Recently, Grene Vision Group announced plans to relocate
its offices from Central & Rock
Road to Laham Development's new 33-acre Wilson Estates Medical
Park on Webb Road just south of 21st Street. Scheduled to open
in late
spring 2003, the Grene campus will include 30,000-sq. ft. within
a two-story Mediterranean style building.
Founded by the Mennonite churches in 1954, Prairie
View is the state's largest private behavioral and mental health
services provider. Prairie View offers a complete range of services
for children, adolescents, adults and older adults, including treatment
for depression and anxiety disorders, addictions and substance
abuse. Recovery is supported with vocational and housing assistance,
individual, family and group counseling services. Through the Prairie
View Food For Thought speaker series, Process Solutions Group and
Employee Assistance Programs, Prairie View offers a variety of
community outreach services providing education, consultation services
to businesses and organizations, mental health promotion, employment
and housing support. With a 38-bed psychiatric hospital and outpatient
offices in Newton, Prairie View has outpatient offices in Hutchinson,
Marion, McPherson, Salina, east and west Wichita. It is guided
by a strong tradition of Christian caring and is not for profit.
A project of Laham Development, Legacy Park -
Wilson Estates features 11 buildings with 110,000-sq. ft. of office,
retail and restaurants. Ground was broken in January 2000 on the
19-acre development with the Wichita Clinic building.
In October, Laham Development announced the summer 2003 opening
of Garozzo's, a Kansas City-based Italian restaurant. Garozzo's
will occupy a 6,000-sq. ft. Mediterranean-style building just south
of Prairie State Bank. Legacy Park has two office sites and two
retail sites remaining, with announcements pending on those in
the near future. Wilson Estates is a 320-acre master-planned community
including residential, office, The Hilton Garden Inn and Wichita's
premier lifestyle center, Bradley Fair.
Project architect for Legacy Park - Wilson Estates
is Spangenberg Phillips. J.P. Weigand and Sons is exclusive broker
for the development. |
