St. Elizabeth Physicians – Dry Ridge

Owner

St. Elizabeth Physicians

Location

Dry Ridge, KY

Size

12,379 SF

Completion Date

2021

Project Delivery Method

Design-Build

Project Summary

Paul Hemmer Company served as developer, owner, and design-build contractor for a new 12,379-square-foot dual-use medical facility for St. Elizabeth Physicians in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. The building houses both a primary care office and an express care clinic under one roof, with the ability to separate the two practices during off hours. Paul Hemmer managed the full project lifecycle — from land acquisition and site development through design, permitting, construction, and ongoing property management — delivering a facility built to St. Elizabeth's design standards on a 1.75-acre site on Blackburn Lane.

Key Features

Dual-use primary care and express care facility: The building uniquely houses both a primary care office and an express care clinic in a single 12,379-square-foot footprint. A coiling door and man doors with locks provide the ability to fully separate the two practices during off hours, allowing independent operating schedules without compromising security for either practice.
Full design-build delivery with design-build MEP: Paul Hemmer provided complete design-build services including architectural, structural, civil, and interior design, as well as design-build mechanical and electrical engineering — giving St. Elizabeth a single point of accountability from concept through certificate of occupancy, with all permits, fees, and testing included.
Distinctive exterior with porte-cochère and amenity features: The building exterior includes a porte-cochère at the main entry and a canopy at the side entrance for covered patient drop-off, LED site and accent lighting, a mansard roof to screen rooftop mechanical equipment, interior roof drains, a masonry dumpster enclosure, and a patient-facing patio with pergola, landscape screening, and seating tables.
High-quality interior finishes to St. Elizabeth design standards: Interiors were built to St. Elizabeth Physicians' established design standards, featuring stone veneer, acrylic panels, and multi-color accents at floors and walls, all solid surface counters and tops, a 2x2 acoustic ceiling with 7/8" reveal edge at NRC 0.70, and LED lighting throughout including dimmable and motion-controlled can fixtures. Patient rooms feature acrylic panels and decorative puck lights.
Developer-led land acquisition and site development: Paul Hemmer secured the 1.75-acre Blackburn Lane site and managed the full land acquisition process, zoning coordination, site design, and pad delivery on St. Elizabeth's behalf — providing a turnkey development solution that allowed the health system to focus on clinical operations rather than real estate logistics.