(Indianapolis, Ind. ‒ Jan. 20, 2016) Duke Realty, an Indianapolis-based commercial real estate developer, has received a 'Look Award' for new construction for St. Vincent Women's Center, a facility it developed on the health system's Carmel, Ind., campus, from OneZone, the merged Chambers of Commerce of Carmel and Fishers, Ind.

OneZone's annual Look Award celebrates outstanding construction (new and renovation) by businesses whose efforts contribute to the enhancement of the community's overall visual appeal. The Look Award also recognizes businesses that make outstanding efforts in construction of a new business or renovation of an existing property. The Look Award and other awards were recently presented at OneZone's annual awards luncheon.

Keith Konkoli, Duke Realty Executive Vice President, Healthcare, noted, 'St. Vincent Women's Center is a cost-effective solution that allows St. Vincent Carmel Hospital to meet the unique healthcare needs of women and the growing population in Hamilton County and other surrounding counties. The OneZone award is a testament to the hospital's and development team's commitment and hard work in ensuring that St. Vincent Women's Center is a visually appealing and patient-focused facility.'

The four-story, 96,703-square-foot St. Vincent Women's Center, at 13420 N. Meridian in Carmel, is a one-stop shop where women can obtain assistance for all of their healthcare needs. The facility is connected to St. Vincent Carmel Hospital and other medical office buildings, enabling the hospital to relocate and consolidate all of its women's services. The new center also enables multiple specialists to provide high-quality, focused care for women on a single day in one location, which offers patients greater convenience and ease of use and improves care delivery. The facility is owned and managed by Duke Realty.

The design of the Women's Center features two iconic circles on the building exterior to represent 'the circle of life,' which reflects the hospital's broader mission. The circle of life also is featured in the interior of the building in the round rotunda, which displays a circular glass artwork piece. In addition, the Women's Center features an exterior lighting system that can be changed to different colors to promote specific causes or events such as red for heart healthy causes and pink for breast cancer awareness. The design team also was challenged to match the exterior of the existing hospital, so it selected an architectural masonry piece that matched well and was in a softer hue to appeal to the center's female patients. Finally, the design and development team built multiple connectivity points into the other buildings on campus as well as into the hospital's many stories to make it as convenient as possible for women to meet with their primary care physician as well as other specialists, all in one visit.

The Women's Center, which opened early last year, offers a wide variety of medical specialties, including gynecology, breast care, obstetrics, digestive health, heart health, neurology, bone health, physical therapy, pelvic health and a full-service pharmacy. The facility also features a highly integrated electronic medical records system to enhance patient care and facilitate seamless referrals between physicians and other providers within the center.

The Women's Center also offers patients an array of special amenities, including a full-service café, a health boutique, preventative health seminars and a community room with a demonstration kitchen. Finally, the center offers care navigators to assist with questions, appointments, personal guidance, education and more.

The Indianapolis office of BSA LifeStructures was the architect on the project and the Indianapolis office of Brasfield & Gorrie was the general contractor.

About Duke Realty

Duke Realty is a national commercial real estate company specializing in the ownership, management and development of medical office properties, complemented by a large portfolio of industrial assets. Duke Realty (NYSE:DRE) owns, maintains an interest in or has under development more than 141.1 million square feet of space in more than 22 top-tier markets nationwide.

The healthcare segment of Duke Realty's portfolio totals more than 6.4 million square feet, and includes properties ranging from medical office buildings to rehabilitation facilities and from ambulatory care centers with diagnostics, oncology and surgery services to one of the nation's largest cancer centers. Duke Realty also has on-staff a team of healthcare professionals who are well-versed in the unique demands of medical providers and have proven experience in providing hospitals and physician groups comprehensive planning, development, ownership and facility management services. More information about Duke Realty's healthcare real estate capabilities is available at www.dukerealty.com/healthcare. Duke Realty also can be followed on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.

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