WMCHealth Plans To Build $230M Ambulatory Care Pavilion In Valhalla

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This REALLY should include a new, functional ER with space that's appropriate for a Level 1 Trauma Center, but hey, that's just me.
 

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MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- The Westchester Medical Center Health Network unveiled plans Wednesday to build a $230 million, 280,000-square-foot Ambulatory Care Pavilion adjacent to Westchester Medical Center on its Valhalla campus, which would be the largest healthcare construction project in the county in decades.

 

 

 

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[sympathomedic 383]

The night tour at the ED is supposed to have 9 nurses.  It is not uncommon for that level to dip to FOUR on some nights.

Proper staffing will help more than additional space. Staff what you have. I guess that last statement applies to ALL of our own agencies!

 

An expansion like this does not come without a lot of financial planning. Am-surge must have better reimbursement than the ED.

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Good points, Bill.

 

The other thing I just thought of....this looks like they may have to demolish the Taylor Care Pavilion, which is mainly WMC administrative offices, no inpatient care other then a small rehab wing with only a few beds, and possibly reconfigure Behavioral Health. Unless that building can sit in-between the two or be integrated, which from the sketch above doesn't look possible.

[vtach39680 23]

With the size of the building this would be housing more then just am-surg and administrative offices. I would bet they would be moving dr offices from 19 bradhurst to this new building 

[velcroMedic1987 330]

They've been talking about demolishing Ruth Taylor for years so I bet that's a part of it. 

 

Where's the money coming for this?  Is it tax money - yet again - for the public benefit corporation?  

Have they paid back the millions of tax dollars that the County gave them during their bailouts over the years?