By Jeff Toquinto on April 17, 2025                                                                               connect-bridgeport.com
Less than two months after a $23.6 million building permit was acquired from the City of Bridgeport, work has begun on the Vandalia Health Mon Health Harrison Neighborhood Hospital going up at Charles Pointe Crosssing. Mon Health CEO and President David Goldberg confirmed that work would begin shortly when talking to Connect-Bridgeport April 1, the day after the permit was acquired. On Monday, he told members of Bridgeport City Council work had begun, which was good news as the project first had its Certificate of Need (CON) from the state approved back in July of 2022.
Goldberg addressed the city’s governing body during the public comments portion of the meeting.
“We’re excited and very pleased to become a member of Bridgeport and Harrison County,” Goldberg said. “We expect to open in about a year.” When it opens, the building, which was initially 20,000 square feet, is actually going to be 40,000 square feet over two stories. The second story will be a “vanilla shell,” Goldberg said. It will essentially be complete but will not have any services or offices available when the building first opens and meet future needs.
For those wondering what it will offer, Goldberg said it will be familiar in scope and services to what the Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital provides in White Hall at Middletown Commons. The first floor will feature 24/7 emergency care, including eight emergency rooms; board-certified physicians; comprehensive inpatient care, including 10 private inpatient rooms; pharmacy services; and advanced radiology services, including CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, echocardiogram and more.
The first site will sit on three acres, which is just past Menards. There is additional acreage already available to address future growth beyond the second floor shell, Goldberg said.
Goldberg told Council he planned to provide regular updates at future meetings. He also said a ribbon cutting and groundbreaking in the “next few weeks.” Goldberg did not have a date for that event.
“We’re all in,” said Goldberg.
As of Tuesday, construction trailers were on site as well as limited equipment. There was also a construction gate set up at the site. March-Westin is the prime contractor. Equipment, and other costs, are anticipated to push the project into the $30 million range.
Editor’s Note: Top image shows the entrance to the contstruction area that non-approved individuals cannot go past, while David Goldberg is shown in the second image. Below is a rendering of the Mon Health facility.Â
