Radiologist developing $250M medical campus that includes spot for his imaging group
A radiologist is developing a $250 million new regional medical campus that includes a spot for his imaging group, according to a report published Wednesday.
John Tentinger, MD, said he has been working on the deal for about a decade, purchasing the 25-acre piece of land for $5.5 million through his company, K&J Properties, in 2021. Dubbed the “Total Health Experience” and located in Urbandale, Iowa, north of two interstate highways, the campus will be geared toward preventive and diagnostic services.
“If I could describe my vision in one sentence, it would be this: The Total Health Experience is an innovative way to deliver cutting-edge healthcare utilizing the latest technologies and AI with a compassionate, patient-centered experience and a focus on prevention and early diagnosis,” Tentinger, who is president and owner of Innovative Radiology, which will provide imaging services to others on the campus, told the Business Record.
The site will include up to six buildings with 300,000 square feet of space. Those operating on the property will offer primary and specialty care, along with preventive medicine, wellness and behavioral health. Tentinger highlighted continuing growth in the Des Moines area, with a population of 719,000, 20% of whom are 60 or older.
“Des Moines, in my opinion, is underserved for medicine, in general,” he told the publication. “There are extended wait times for imaging services, sometimes making patient’s wait over two to three weeks for examinations, even for things such as mammograms and breast biopsies.”
Construction is slated to begin in spring 2024 and those involved hope to complete the project around mid-2025. Read more at the link:
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.