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How CRE Transforms Healthcare in Kansas City: Insights from the 2025 Healthcare Summit

How CRE Transforms Healthcare in Kansas City: Insights from the 2025 Healthcare Summit

The MetroWire Media 2025 KC Healthcare Summit, hosted by Hoefer Welker's Kansas City office, highlighted the transformative impact of the $53 million Children’s Mercy + Camber Mental Health Mental Wellness Campus in Kansas City. This 72-bed, 72,700-square-foot facility, opened in December 2024, addresses critical mental health needs for children and adults. It was designed with safety, dignity, and therapeutic care in mind, featuring ligature-resistant materials, separate areas for youth and adults, and AI-powered security systems.

Panelists Bobby Eklofe, EVP of inpatient operations at Camber Mental Health, Michael Comer, VP at JE Dunn Construction, Robert Koenig, associate principal/senior project manager at Hoefer Welker, and Catie Smith, director of planning and design at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, discussed the facility's innovative design, which includes single-patient rooms, secure entrances, and welcoming spaces to enhance the therapeutic experience. Since its opening, it has served approximately 600 patients and is setting a national standard for mental health care facilities.

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Designer Roundtable - Environments That Heal

Designer Roundtable - Environments That Heal

Hoefer Welker’s Director of Interiors, Tiffany Kalloor, was featured in Healthcare Construction + Operations magazine’s Designer Roundtable:...

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ENR Midwest Announces Top Young Pros for 2026

ENR Midwest Announces Top Young Pros for 2026

We’re proud to celebrate Shannon, Project Architect in our Civic Studio, for being named to ENR Midwest’s 2026 Top Young Professionals! This honor...

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Meet the 40 Under 40 class of 2025

Meet the 40 Under 40 class of 2025

Hoefer Welker congratulates Mara Sabatini, Senior Project Manager in our Healthcare Studio, on being named to BD+C’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2025. This...

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