Jul 10, 2025 _ news

Cincinnati Children’s Cuts Ribbon on Three New Projects

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center recently welcomed patients and families to a new facility in Union, Kentucky, a facility expansion in Crestview Hills Kentucky, and an adaptive reuse renovation in Loveland, Ohio. All three projects help Cincinnati Children’s continue to bring care closer to home for the communities they serve.

The new Brandon and Kelly Janszen Building in Union, Kentucky brings together pediatric primary care and specialty services under one roof—making it easier for families in Northern Kentucky to access the expert care they need, without the stress of long commutes. The building’s layout supports a seamless patient journey, with co-located services like behavioral health, laboratory testing, X-ray, and ultrasound enhancing both convenience and continuity of care.

“Play areas were incorporated to offer positive distraction and help make visits to the doctor less intimidating and even fun by bringing a sense of discovery and joy,” says Heidi Lofton, an interior designer who was part of the project team. “We were able to use leftover material from the play areas to craft space dividers that give families more privacy while they’re waiting.” Sustainability measures, like material reuse, are inherent in our design thinking of projects. “We’re always asking, how can we do more with less,” says Heidi. Another example of this strategy in the Janszen Building can be found in the use of materials like linoleum (a natural alternative to vinyl tile) and polished concrete. Using these materials for some of the building’s flooring helps reduce the amount of PVC in the building, which is a material that can be harmful to people over time.

Sustainability also plays into the new Cincinnati Children’s Loveland Primary Care in Loveland, Ohio. This adaptive reuse project transformed a former CVS pharmacy into a new primary care clinic. Through crafting a new arrival experience, selective manipulation of the building’s façade, and the creative use of color and bold artwork, the project has brought the Cincinnati Children’s brand of world-class care to previously vacant space.

“As Cincinnati Children’s continues to expand their close-to-home care for families across the region, its important these projects maintain a familiar identity,” says Matt Scott, an architect who, along with Heidi, worked on both the Janszen Building and the Loveland Primary Care building. “The Janzen Building is Cincinnati Children’s largest primary care site with a custom design. Loveland is an adapted design, but both needed to feel like cousins to their main campus in Cincinnati.”  Adapting Cincinnati Children’s clinic modules to different locations, expanding established locations, and identifying materials that tie back to their brand help maintain a sense of familiarity and trust as they continue to bring access to care closer to home for families throughout the region.

The facility expansion in Crestview Hills introduces Children’s first Urgent Care in Northern Kentucky, while also making specialty clinics like sports medicine, audiology, ophthalmology, and speech therapy more convenient for the community.

All three projects help bring Cincinnati Children’s world-class care deeper into communities around the region.