The new Cincinnati Children’s Brandon and Kelly Janszen building, which will feature primary care as well as several medical specialty offices, hosted a dedication and ribbon cutting Friday morning ahead of its opening day of May 5.
The building takes its name from Brandon and Kelly Janszen, who provided the seed donation that funded the beginning of the building’s construction.
The Janszens’ niece, Payton, had received medical care from Cincinnati Children’s in the past, and “the couple wanted to show their appreciation for that as well as to help make it possible for other local families to receive specialty and primary care as close to their homes as possible,” according to a press release from the hospital.
The Janszens and Payton attended the ribbon cutting on Friday.
“We live in Union, and this commitment demonstrates we’re investing in the community,” Brandon Janszen said of the family’s donation. “It’s going to help a lot of kids, and that’s what we want. Bringing this building to Northern Kentucky is a huge relief for a lot of people – because they know that it’s right down the street from where they live or it’s just one county away, instead of an hour drive to Cincinnati.”
Payton, who is now age 18 and a senior in high school, has had multiple surgeries for a spinal condition at Children’s. She described her life since he’s undergone the surgeries.
“I’ve had different health challenges that impact me on a daily basis – but I don’t like to think about that because I’m well,” Payton said. “I have been dancing since I was 3 years old. I am very involved in my school. I am an officer with different clubs, and I’m also on the National Student Council.”
The hospital is investing about $22.5 million in the property, which takes up about 6 acres near the Union Promenade development. More than three dozen employees will eventually work out of the building.
Specialty offices will include general adolescent medicine, dermatology, diabetes and endocrinology, neonatology and complex care, physical therapy and rehab, pulmonology and rheumatology. The building will service Boone County and the surrounding areas.
You can learn more, including how to make an appointment, at cincinnatichildrens.org/locations/union.