Indiana’s most comprehensive healthcare system chooses Kimball Office as exclusive office furniture provider
Kimball® Office is proud to announce it is serving as the exclusive office furniture manufacturer for Indiana University Health, the state’s most extensive healthcare system. Several locations are undergoing renovations or completing construction to better serve patients’, visitors’ and employees’ needs, and a wide variety of the manufacturer’s solutions provide the adaptable, eco-friendly, and dependable environments IU Health requires.
“Kimball Office’s broad and sustainable portfolio offers the versatile solutions needed by IU Health to effectively accommodate patient convenience and encourage workplace efficiencies,” said Allen Parker, Vice President of Marketing, Product, and Sales for Kimball Office. “This is a great opportunity for two well-known Indiana-based organizations to partner in order to better serve hundreds of communities across the state.”
Kimball Office solutions are planned for public and patient lounges, nursing stations, registration areas, private offices, open plans, and conference rooms.
“As Indiana’s most comprehensive healthcare system, it is critical for our team to foreshadow patients’ and visitors’ needs so their focus is on wellness,” said Joe Arruda, vice president for Supply Chain, Design and Construction at IU Health. “Our partnership with Kimball Office is helping us exceed patients’ and visitors’ expectations by creating spaces where they feel comfortable communicating with healthcare professionals.”
Indianapolis-based, Kimball Office select dealer, D2P, was contracted by the healthcare system to coordinate and service its robust network of statewide locations. “In any healthcare setting, there is a high sense of urgency, and the quality and professionalism of Kimball Office’s solutions and team match IU Health’s needs perfectly. We’re excited to take part in the evolution of IU Health and create healthy environments for patients, visitors, and staff,” said Rebecca Denison Schultz, Principal of D2P.
Renovations and construction to IU Health’s facilities are estimated for completion within five years. Kimball Office’s products to be used include, but are not limited to, Beo(R), Villa(TM), Villa(TM) Youth, and Pose(R) lounges; Wish(TM), Campos(TM), and Hero(TM) task seating; and Fluent(TM), Priority(TM) and Xsite(R) desks, and systems. All Kimball Office-manufactured products are American National Standards Institute/Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (ANSI/BIFMA) level(R) 2 or 3 certified, the industry’s top ranking for sustainability.
To learn more about Kimball Offices healthcare solutions, visit, www.kimballoffice.com.
About Kimball Office
Kimball(R) Office has been transforming workspaces for over 40 years with an ever-widening breadth of relevant, sustainable office furniture solutions. As one of America’s most respected environmentally-conscious contract office furniture manufacturers, they provide architects, designers, facility managers and employers with open plan system solutions, both modern and classic desking and a rangeof seating options. The company is a brand unit of Kimball International Inc., (NASDAQ: KBALB), a $1.2 billion publicly traded company headquartered in Jasper, Ind. Learn how Kimball Office is changing workspaces by visiting www.kimballoffice.com.
About Kimball International
Recognized with a reputation for excellence, Kimball International is committed to a high performance culture that values personal and organizational commitment to quality, reliability, value, speed, and ethical behavior. Kimball employees know they are part of a corporate culture that builds success for Customers while enabling employees to share in the Company’s success through personal, professional and financial growth.
Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB) provides a variety of products from its two business segments: the Electronic Manufacturing Services segment and the Furniture segment. The Electronic Manufacturing Services segment provides engineering and manufacturing services which utilize common production and support capabilities to a variety of industries globally. The Furniture segment provides furniture for the office and hospitality industries, sold under the Company’s family of brand names.
To learn more about Kimball International, Inc., visit the Company’s website on the Internet at: www.kimball.com.
About Indiana University Health
Named among the “Best Hospitals in America” by U.S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years, Indiana University Health is dedicated to providing a unified standard of preeminent, patient-centered care. A unique partnership with Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s leading medical schools – gives highly skilled physicians access to innovative treatments using the latest research and technology. Discover the strength at iuhealth.org.
