New York Hospital Queens Breaks Ground for Major Modernization Expansion to Meet Demand in Era of Hospital Cut Backs State-Wide
Posted on: Friday, 9 February 2007, 12:00 CST
FLUSHING, N.Y., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- One of only two tertiary care medical centers serving fast-growing Queens County, New York Hospital Queens broke ground on a $200 million building program today.
To commemorate multiple milestones, the groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site of the original hospital building that first opened its doors 50 years ago this month. The groundbreaking was attended by hundreds of hospital medical and administrative staff, board members and guests, local and state elected officials and leaders from the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.
"In today's precarious environment for hospitals, we are fortunate to embark upon a program that will expand healthcare access for the residents of Queens," said Stephen S. Mills, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We believe that people must have high quality medical services, and trusted expertise -- right in their own backyard."
The 50th Anniversary Major Modernization program includes a new wing that will add 80 medical/surgical beds -- to bring the total to 519. Additionally, the hospital will aggregate cardiovascular services including operating rooms and catheterization labs, establish a new ambulatory surgery center and make infrastructure improvements. Development also includes a parking facility with two levels of underground parking and one at street level.
New York Hospital Queens is a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System and affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
http://www.nyhq.org/ Contact: Meredith Bell (718) 670-1579 Cynthia Bacon (718) 670-2515
New York Hospital Queens
CONTACT: Meredith Bell. +1-718-670-1579, or Cynthia Bacon,+1-718-670-2515, both of New York Hospital Queens
Web site: http://www.nyhq.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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