Posted Mar 8, 2019, 11:23 PM
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Via Northwell Health: https://www.northwell.edu/news/lenox...lization-plans
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Plan includes private patient rooms, expanded ED, new surgical suites
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To match investments it has made in recruiting nationally recognized physicians and expanding clinical programs, Lenox Hill Hospital today announced it is preparing a comprehensive renewal plan aimed at ensuring the future success of the storied acute-care facility on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
The goal is to create a new purpose-built Lenox Hill Hospital that will feature all single-bedded patient rooms, an expanded emergency department, new surgical suites and other larger clinical spaces. Plans also call for a new outpatient care center on Third Avenue between 76th and 77th Streets, improvements to the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital on E. 64th Street, and other ambulatory expansions in Manhattan.
As Northwell Health’s flagship hospital in Manhattan, Lenox Hill Hospital has delivered world-class clinical care since its founding in 1857 and currently treats more than 163,000 patients annually. However, several of its 10 buildings were erected more than a century ago and although Northwell Health has invested more than $200 million in capital improvements since Lenox Hill Hospital joined the 23-hospital health system in 2010 and continues to make upgrades, the buildings are not configured to deliver care efficiently and it’s increasingly inefficient to maintain the aging facility.
“Lenox Hill Hospital is one of the most storied institutions in Manhattan, serving communities throughout the city for more than 160 years,” said Michael Dowling, president and chief executive officer of Northwell Health. “This revitalization plan is the next step in ensuring Lenox Hill Hospital’s continued success and underscores Northwell Health’s commitment to meeting the health needs of New Yorkers for generations to come.”
To help finance the multi-billion-dollar project, hospital planners are looking at incorporating a new residential building -- a strategy that has served as a lifeline for many cherished New York not-for-profit health, educational, religious and cultural institutions.
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