Construction to Begin on Bensalem Health Center

A brand-new 200,000-square-foot outpatient facility is being constructed in Bensalem near Route 1 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

A groundbreaking ceremony is slated for Thursday afternoon for the Lifestyle Healthcare Group comprehensive health care center, which will be built at 1 New Road in Bensalem, according to a press release provided to Patch.

Once completed, the center will house various medical specialties, including a women’s center, orthopedics, general surgery, ophthalmology, cancer treatment, plastic surgery and more. In addition to the comprehensive healthcare center, an adjacent skilled nursing facility will open where patients can effectively recover from surgical procedures. Along with the nursing facility, a separate sports complex on the property will give patients the opportunity to maximize training, performance and rehabilitation.

Designed by GS Architects, the Lifestyle Comprehensive Healthcare Center features eight fully equipped operating suites fit for a wide variety of surgical procedures. P. Agnes will manage all construction on the center and will use the latest smart building concepts. Construction on the center is expected to finish by early 2015.

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

The Lifestyle Comprehensive Healthcare Center consists of a group of physician and private owners and delivers each individual practice access to cutting-edge equipment and technology. Doctors and staff members can use the Lifestyle Center’s labs, which contain state-of-the-art equipment on site for a large number of tests and procedures. Additionally, the center will use the latest electronic medical record technology so physicians can easily access a patient’s full medical history. Other patient services include centralized billing and patient care coordinators to facilitate flow through the center.

For its oncology department, the center has signed a letter of intent with Varian, makers of TrueBeam, which delivers the latest in cancer treatment. TrueBeam allows for more accurate and successful cancer treatments, and is designed to address complex cases in the head, neck, liver, lungs and prostate. As an additional benefit, TrueBeam provides more comfort and flexibility for patients with its open architecture.

To learn more about the Lifestyle Comprehensive Healthcare Center and its complete list of medical services, visit its web site by clicking here. 

If you go

Lifestyle Healthcare Group will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the start of construction on its comprehensive healthcare center on Thursday at 3 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the center’s future location on 1 New Road, Bensalem, across from the state police barracks.