550,000-SQUARE-FOOT MEDICAL CAMPUS UNDER WAY IN ARKANSAS

JONESBORO, ARK. — NEA Baptist Health System is developing a new medical campus in Jonesboro. Designed by Earl Swensson Associates, the 550,000-square-foot hospital will offer 181 beds and an adjoining 213,000-square-foot professional medical office building will house NEA Baptist Clinic's medical specialists, surgeons and diagnostic testing services. The building will be connected floor by floor to the inpatient hospital. Construction for the $400 million project is scheduled to begin in April with completion slated for summer 2013. Hoar Construction is constructing the project on behalf of NEA Baptist Health System.