Steindler sets groundbreaking for new clinic, ambulatory surgery center

A groundbreaking ceremony is set for Steindler Orthopedic Clinic’s new clinic and ambulatory surgery center in North Liberty. The ceremony will be held Tuesday, July 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the site of the new facilities, on a 36-acre land parcel at the intersection of Kansas Avenue and Forevergreen Road, just east of the Forevergreen-Interstate 380 interchange. The groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of construction on the project, with an investment of approximately $60 million by private practice physicians. At a total of just under 83,000 square feet, the new development will include an ambulatory surgery center with six operating rooms. Employing a new model of care, the orthopedic clinic’s exam rooms will incorporate an “on-stage, off stage,” design, wherein the patient will enter an exam room from a door on one side of the room, and the physician will enter from a central pod on the other side. As construction gets underway, Steindler Orthopedic Clinic president and CEO Patrick Magallanes said Steindler continues to pursue “partners” to further develop the 36-acre property as a medical campus, with facilities owned and operated by private practice physicians. Negotiations have been conducted with private entities for an inpatient hospital, a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center, a heart catherization lab, a stand-alone emergency room facility, and a medical office building. No agreements have yet been finalized, but the private facilities would provide services that Steindler doesn’t offer, such as an inpatient facility for complex procedures like joint revisions and spinal surgeries, plus an ASC for non-orthopedic procedures. Mr. Magallanes said the clinic is projected to be completed by early 2025. Miron Construction Co., Inc. will serve as the construction manager, with RDG Planning & Design as the architect.