Hendricks Regional Health debuts new Greencastle facility

Hendricks Regional Health celebrated the grand opening this week of its new medical facility in Greencastle, marking a significant expansion of local health care services.

The facility consolidated multiple clinics formerly scattered around the town and introduced new specialties, aiming to improve convenience and access for Putnam County residents.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon, Hendricks leaders, local officials, and community members toured the facility and heard remarks from Michelle Fenaughty, the facility’s director. “We knew we wanted to build a facility because … what’s best for patient care is to try to bring all the resources into one space” Fenaughty said,” so that it’s easier for the patient and more convenient.”

Fenaughty explained that the services offered at the new location are largely determined by community demand. “The needs of the patient decides what providers we bring to the area,” she said. While primary care forms the facility’s foundation, Hendricks is bringing in specialty services based on local needs: “We have an aging population, so sometimes they need cardiology, sometimes nephrology, very often need rehab.”

One notable addition is obstetric care. Fenaughty said the facility will serve routine OB visits, prenatal exams, ultrasounds, and related services locally, so expectant mothers in Putnam County will no longer need to travel to Danville for many of those services. “When they deliver … we do those services for them,” she noted, given that Putnam County does not offer maternity delivery services currently.

The former Marsh’s grocer building provided the perfect location for such services. Fenaughty called the decision a “win-win” because the health system could design exactly what it needed, while the community would gain a renewed, functional space.

“It takes a building that was in disrepair or not in use, and turns it into something beautiful and functional,” she said while emphasizing the facility's ability to adapt.

Specialty offices are designed to host multiple rotating providers rather than requiring full-time occupancy by all faculties. “Most of our specialty offices will be multi specialty clinics with rotating physicians…so we can get a lot of different providers into a smaller space,” she said.

Looking ahead, she flagged physical therapy, rehabilitation, and surgical recovery as likely future expansions, particularly to serve the population’s mobility needs. The existing footprint already supports more primary care capacity if needed with unused portions available for conversion into specialty or ancillary spaces.

The new Hendricks facility marks an important shift for Greencastle and Putnam County. By centralizing services and proactively responding to patient needs, Hendricks aims to reduce travel burdens, improve continuity of care, and attract specialist services into the community. With flexibility built into the design, the facility is positioned to evolve in response to changing health trends.