Construction Begins on Lifestyle Comprehensive Healthcare Center

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BENSALEM, Pa. — Construction has begun on the 200,000-square-foot Lifestyle Healthcare Center. In celebration of the beginning of construction, Lifestyle Healthcare Group held a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 24.

Slated for a 2015 opening, the $120 million health care facility will include a women’s center, orthopedics, general surgery, ophthalmology, cancer treatment, plastic surgery and several other medical services. The eight operating suites in the center will also support a variety of surgical procedures.

The health center will feature an adjacent nursing facility in which patients will recover from surgery. Additionally, a sports complex will be built for patient training and rehabilitation. GS Architects Inc. of Havertown, Pa., designed the facility and Philadelphia-based P. Agnes will manage construction.

“We are truly revolutionizing health care in the greater Philadelphia area with the Lifestyle Comprehensive Healthcare Center,” said Fred Rappaport, CEO and chairman of Lifestyle Healthcare Group, in a statement. “We have successfully developed a health care model that allows primary care physicians to easily interact with specialists who can deliver a superior level of care at one convenient location.”

According to Lifestyle Healthcare Group, the center will be a single location for all patient health care needs and will have the ability to be open 23 hours a day.

Technology will be emphasized in the new facility. The center’s labs will be equipped with the latest medical technologies and equipment for tests and procedures. To provide easy access to patient data, the health care center will use electronic medical record technology. Patients will also benefit from the centralized billing and patient care coordinators, which intend to create more streamlined services.

In order to provide state-of-the-art cancer treatment to patients, the health care providers have signed a letter of intent with Varian Medical Systems, based in Palo Alto, Calif., to provide innovative technologies. The health center will use Varian’s TrueBeam, which is designed to address more complex cases in the head, neck, liver lungs and prostate. TrueBeam also provides added comfort and flexibility, according to Lifestyle Healthcare Group officials.