30-Acre Health Village Envisioned in Washington DC

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St. Louis-based Ascension unveiled plans to create a 30-acre integrated health village at Providence Health Systems’ Northeast Washington, DC hospital campus. Planners envision a multi-use, walkable community inclusive of both health and non-health services that are delivered to the community when, where and how it is needed.

The Health Village concept, which will be developed over time on the Michigan Park neighborhood site of the 408-bed hospital, could include:

Transforming acute care delivery that blends emergency care, urgent care and select medical and surgical services
Primary care, specialty care, ambulatory surgery, telehealth/virtual care, diagnostic services and pharmacy services
Expanded post-acute care; senior living, assisted living and long-term care communities; and a home care partnership
Partnerships with other organizations to offer services not traditionally considered part of healthcare such as affordable housing, retail, education and other social services
Recreation, green space and/or walking trails

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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