Transforming Hope Update

LINDNER CENTER OF HOPE - July 2025

Beacon Update

Beacon here, providing your update on Lindner Center of Hope's expansion. Crews are hard at work prioritizing safety and smooth traffic flow for all who visit the Center. Blue skies have allowed for ample site work to be done. Coming down the driveway you will see the new parking lot taking shape. Stay tuned for more updates to come.

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Medical Office Building

The Medical Office Building is a four-story addition that will be nearly 75,000 square feet. The first floor will include intake space and a sallyport for ambulances as well as conference space that will be able to welcome up to 300 people for educational offerings and more. The second and third floors consolidate and expand the Center’s outpatient practice with individual offices, group spaces and expanded adult and adolescent partial hospitalization spaces with breakout group areas. The fourth floor consolidates administrative functions.

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Breaking Ground to Meet the Need

June 17, 2025, marked a historic milestone for Lindner Center of Hope. We hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the most significant expansion of our campus since the Center opened in 2008.

The ceremony gathered board members, donors, civic leaders, contractors, staff, and community supporters to celebrate the next chapter in mental health care innovation and access.

The event opened with remarks from Michael Groat, PhD,

President and CEO, followed by an invocation from Chaplain Valerie Martin, and inspiring comments from Center Cofounders Frances and S. Craig Lindner. The program highlighted the Center’s transformational goals, philanthropic leadership, and the power of compassionate care, featuring remarks from William P. Butler, patient Bill Artzt, and leaders from Paul Hemmer Company and Cintech Construction.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Mason Mayor Diana K. Nelson also addressed attendees, underscoring the importance of expanding mental health services across the state and region.

“This project is significant as Lindner Center of Hope grows to meet the mental health needs of our community and the national demand for sophisticated mental health diagnostic assessment,” said Dr. Groat. “This expansion reflects a simple truth: that mental health care is not a luxury – it is a necessity. And together, we are declaring that this community, here in Mason, and here in Ohio, will lead the way in providing it. We break ground not just on a building, but on a promise. A promise to the next person, next family, and the next neighbor who walks through our doors looking for help, hope, and healing that we are there for them.”

As part of her remarks, Frances Lindner shared, “Together we can break down barriers, reduce stigma and create a brighter future for everyone. We will transform mental illness into mental wellness.“

S. Craig Lindner added, “Today marks more than a groundbreaking—it marks a recommitment to a cause that affects every community, every family, every one of us.” Construction will be led by Paul Hemmer Company (medical office building) and Cintech Construction (Sibcy House addition and parking). Following the formal program, attendees enjoyed refreshments and participated in ceremonial shovel photos, marking the official launch of construction to “Transform Hope.”

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