Monroe Campus Expansion Supported by Farda Family

Although Joseph Farda and his wife Ann passed away over 20 years ago, they established a legacy of community giving to the St. Luke’s Monroe Campus that continues today through their foundation.

Don Seiple, president of St. Luke’s Monroe Campus, said he is extremely grateful for the $250,000 contribution, which helped fund the $90-million expansion. “The Farda family’s generous gift to the St. Luke’s Monroe Campus is a gift to our entire community, as it will contribute to the health and wellbeing of area residents for generations to come,” Seiple said.

The Ann & Joseph Farda Foundation spokesman Tony Farda said his parents always felt strongly about giving back to the community that welcomed them decades ago. The outpatient lobby was named in their honor.

The new four-story, 165,000-square-foot hospital campus expansion, which doubles the size of the existing hospital and enhances local access to specialized care through the addition of advanced services, opened in April 2024.

This expansion, connected to the east side of the existing hospital, houses a 36-bed medical-surgical unit (increasing the total number of inpatient beds to 134), additional operating and procedural space, expanded outpatient services, a state-of-the-art interventional radiology suite, Homestar pharmacy and a cardiac rehabilitation suite. Shelled space is reserved for future services to continue to meet the needs of the community.