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the gist

Recent expansions (and several more planned) include new
structures and programs across the region.
CARILION'S PLANS for a $500 million expansion
in the Roanoke Innovation Corridor is in keeping with
its most recent expansions, expanding its footprint in the
Roanoke Valley yet again. The new, innovative spaces will
eventually give Carilion 84 brick and mortar facilities in
the Roanoke Valley, 80% of them owned by the health
care giant.
"After several years of careful planning, we are
embarking on a major expansion that will address the
growing needs of the one million patients we serve
and continue the great momentum happening in the
Roanoke Innovation Corridor," says Nancy Howell
Agee, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic.
The new Crystal Spring Tower will put Carilion's
investment in Innovation Corridor at $640 million
over the past two years, $50 million of it for the
Biomedical Research addition from the Fralin
Foundation.
The expansion project will provide a specialized
space for cardiology, behavioral health and emergency
services for patients in Virginia, as well as ample
parking. The five-year construction project is expected
to begin shortly.
Carilion's expansion over the past few years has
been jaw-dropping and even in the past few months,
it has geared up new medical spaces and is working on
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5% - Educational
7% - Hospital
17% - Misc (includes warehouses, some
administrative spaces, Carilion Wellness sites,
powerhouse and more)
9% - Mixed use (clinical and non-clinical)
19% - Office building (non-clinical)
33% - Outpatient
10% - Parking

The newest plans include three structures. Crystal
Spring Tower, south of Roanoke Memorial, will be
Carilion's Cardiovascular Institute with 95 beds and
a 40-bed observation unit; it will be seven stories tall.
The Behavioral Health Building on South Jefferson
Street will house the Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Health. Lastly, a new parking garage with
550 spaces will be built and include a pedestrian
skyway. -DAN SMITH
TheRoanoker.com

COURTESY OF CARILION CLINIC

Carilion Footprint
Continues to Grow

the $30 million children's outpatient expansion in what
was a department store at Tanglewood Mall, a space
that will be leased. It is continuing to refine its data
and call center at the old Shenandoah Life building
and has several other projects in various stages.
Twenty percent of 81 Carilion properties in the
Roanoke Valley are leased, according to media
relations specialist Hannah Curtis.
"The property list is considered confidential, so we
aren't able to share it externally," she says. "As far as
square footage, it's trickier than simply looking up a
number, unfortunately. With the mixed use and flux of
spaces, it's complex to determine square footage and I
do not have an accurate figure."
Here's the rundown of the current 81 facilities by use
in Roanoke City, Roanoke County, Salem and Vinton):
http://www.TheRoanoker.com
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