FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2002
GRENE VISION GROUP PLANS MOVE
TO WILSON ESTATES MEDICAL PARK
(Wichita, KS) – Grene Vision Group, LLC, a doctor-owned group of eye
care professionals and one of the country’s largest eye care groups,
announced plans today to relocate its original Wichita clinic to Wilson
Estates Medical Park. The relocation will be part of a new 33-acre medical
park being developed by Laham Development and Ritchie Associates, located
south of 21st Street on Webb Road. The announcement was made by Melissa
Cohlmia, spokesperson for Laham Development.
The move from its current location at 8020 E. Central is expected during late
Spring 2003 and will encompass all aspects of Grene Vision Group’s
eye care services including eye examinations, eyeglasses, contact
lenses, and a full range of medical and surgical eye care. According
to R. Bruce Grene, M.D., CEO, a major benefit to clients is the
consolidation into one building of the group’s laser vision correction
practices and aesthetics clinic, called GVG Aesthetics.
The new Grene Vision Group campus will include
30,000 square feet of space within a two-story Mediterranean style
building, housing six doctors and 18 eye examination rooms. The
new facility more than doubles the size of the optical shop and
its frame selection.
GVG Aesthetics focuses upon medical and surgical
enhancements to restore a more youthful appearance to the eyelids
and face. Treatments include in-house laser treatments such as
N-Litetm laser collagen replenishment, medical microdermabrasion,
Botox therapy; and cosmetic eyelid surgery. This unique program
is directed by Samuel W. Amstutz, M.D., a board-certified ophthalmologist
who is fellowship-trained in oculoplastic surgery, and staffed
by Victoria L. Jacob, COA, facial aesthetic coordinator.
“Our clients will benefit greatly from the convenience
of a single location, and we expect to achieve better staff efficiencies
as well,” said Grene. “Beyond that, we are excited to relocate
to a beautiful new medical park in an area that’s quickly becoming
Wichita’s premier medical corridor.”
George E. Laham, II, of Laham Development, developers
of Wilson Estates Medical Park, noted that the addition of Grene
Vision Group will further solidify the project’s mission. “We are
extremely excited to have Grene Vision Group locate to Wilson Estates
Medical Park,” said Laham. “Bruce Grene, his staff and all his
physician groups have a reputation for excellence in both service
and expertise. Their presence at the Medical Park will reinforce
our goal of creating a patient-centered environment, providing
quality health care to the Wichita community.”
Grene Vision Group currently offers 33 eye care
professionals in 19 Kansas locations, including 22 optometrists
and 11 ophthalmologists. In addition to six locations in Wichita,
it has offices in Andover, Anthony, Augusta, Chanute, Derby, El
Dorado, Fredonia,
Hesston, Hillsboro, Wellington, Winfield and Yates Center. Grene
Vision Group surgeons also provide satellite medical and surgical
services in 14 Kansas communities: Anthony, Arkansas City, Chanute,
Derby, El Dorado, Eureka, Fredonia, Hays, Hesston, Hillsboro, Kingman,
Pratt, Wellington and Winfield.
Established in 1993, Grene Vision Group has approximately
240 doctors and staff statewide. The group’s services encompass
nearly all eye specialties, including primary care optometry, laser
vision correction and other refractive surgery procedures, pediatric
ophthalmology, pediatric and adult strabismus surgery, cataract
and implant surgery, corneal transplantation, surgery for diseases
of the vitreous and retina, oculoplastic surgery and treatment
for glaucoma, cornea and external disease, eye trauma, tear duct
and orbital disorders.
Designed for state-of-the-art healthcare and convenience,
Wilson Estates Medical Park will include up to 220,000 square feet
of offices and as many as 16 buildings amid a spacious, campus-style
setting offering an array of healthcare services. In keeping with
the development’s patient-centered focus, each building in Wilson
Estates Medical Park will be visible from a single loop drive,
making all medical offices accessible from one central roadway.
A traffic signal will be installed at Wilson Estates Parkway and
Webb Road.
Wilson Estates Medical Park will feature abundant
green space and doorside parking, and will reflect the distinctive
architectural style of Bradley Fair at Wilson Estates with additional
masonry
detailing. Strategically located near K-96 Expressway and the I-35
Andover Turnpike, Wilson Estates Medical Park will be minutes from
fast-growing northeast Wichita neighborhoods, Bradley Fair shopping
center, the Hilton Garden Inn, and offices such as Wilson Estates
Office Park and Legacy Park. Plans for the development were announced
in March of this year.
Project architect for Wilson Estates Medical Park
is Spangenberg Phillips. J.P. Weigand & Sons is the exclusive broker. Financing is provided by Intrust Bank and Fidelity
Bank. |
