Bloomington Hospital will move to its new site on the East Side in late 2021. Then, demolition of its old site in downtown Bloomington will begin.
IU Health first announced plans to move from the current site six years ago. The City of Bloomington bought the land and started planning for redevelopment of the area– A master plan for development was published this month.
Deputy Mayor Mick Renneisen says IU Health is responsible for demolition of the hospital building itself, and the city will take a phased approach to demolishing smaller, additional buildings later on.
“So, that’ll be done over time and yes there will be disruption," he says. "But we’ll try to minimize as best we can- knowing IU Health has that responsibility for the biggest phase, which would be sometime next year.”
Renneisen adds IU Health has required that the hospital building be demolished.
He says this means IU Health will be responsible for ensuring minimal negative impact on surrounding neighborhoods during the demolition.
