Mid-Hudson Health Care Institutions Nab $83 Million for Capital Projects, Debt Aid

By JOHN JORDAN – February 27, 2023

ALBANY—New York State will be providing a total of $658 million to support 127 projects that will protect and transform New York State’s health care delivery system, it was announced on Feb. 15. Included in the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program funding package are 17 projects totaling $83.6 million for Mid-Hudson health care institutions for capital projects or assistance in the restructuring of debt.

The largest funding award was more than $34 million to St. John’s Riverside Hospital to undertake renovations and upgrades to its surgical service including post anesthesia care unit, as well as its maternity suite.

Another large award was more than $9 million to the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Westchester County to assist in its efforts to acquire land

St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers secured more than $34 million in health care funding from New York State.

to construct a 96-specialty bed residential health care facility to serve young people aged 21 years and older aging out of pediatric residential health care facilities.

Earlier this month, multiple media outlets reported that The Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center has announced plans to construct a $118-million facility for young adults on its expanding White Plains medical campus. The development site comprises around 23 acres and was once home to St. Agnes Hospital, according to a New York YIMBY report. The site currently also includes The Bristal at White Plains, an assisted living and memory care facility.

Administered by the State Department of Health and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program will help to improve patient care by supporting high-quality facilities serving the inpatient, primary care, mental health, substance use disorder and long-term care needs of communities throughout the state.

The funding to improve hospital care was awarded under the second phase of the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program III and the first phase of Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV. In total, New York State has awarded nearly $1.68 billion in total funding through the program. The state will award an additional $1.15 billion through additional phases of Statewide IV. Additionally, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s FY 2024 Executive Budget  ncludes $1 billion in additional funding to establish Statewide V.

MID-HUDSON VALLEY REGION GRANT AWARD WINNERS

Orange County

Best Healthcare Inc., to renovate and expand the facility to increase access to primary care services—$2,258,032.

Promenade Middletown LLC, construct, renovate and furnish a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) unit with a Day Program designed to accommodate the needs of the residents of the facility and non-resident individuals from the community—$2,525,000.

Promenade Middletown LLC, to construct, renovate and furnish a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) unit with a Day Program designed to accommodate the needs of the residents of the facility and non-resident individuals from the community—$2,525,000.

 

Ulster,Green, Putnam Counties Chapter

NYSARC, Inc., for capital improvement to construct a direct clinic entrance, purchase new medical equipment to support patients with higher needs, and integrate healthcare services Ulster County—$295,822.

 

Rockland County

Green Hills Estate Home for Adults, for capital improvements to modernize the facility and enhance resident safety and welfare—$1,204,945.

Jawonio Inc., to purchase a building in Nanuet to re-locate behavioral health services to a more accessible location to increase access to PROS program services—$2,200,000.

Montefiore Nyack Foundation Inc., to renovate and modernize Extended Care Unit that includes an inpatient recovery unit and labor and delivery unit to create an improved patient care environment—$4,176,317.

 

Ulster County

NCRNC, LLC (d/b/a Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury), for capital improvements to improve patient safety and quality of care by adding wall protections for TBI patients and purchase of equipment for use with the RHCF’s ventilator-dependent patients—$183,066.

 

Westchester County

Blythedale Children’s Hospital, to modernize obsolete kitchen at Blythedale Children’s Hospital—$4,694,768.

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, for capital improvements to construct and provide new CT scanning services that will improve access to care—$669,611.

Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, to acquire land to construct a 96-specialty bed residential health care facility to serve young people aged 21 years and older aging out of pediatric residential health care facilities—$9,025,213.

Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial, Inc., to modernize and expand the ANDRUS Yonkers Health and Wellness Center that will serve to better integrate physical health and mental health services to meet the complex needs of children and families—$1,699,698.

Premier Health Care Inc., to construct an Article 28 Clinic for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and neurotypical people in need of care—$2,805,750.

St. John’s Riverside Hospital, to renovate and upgrade surgical service including post anesthesia care unit, as well as maternity suite—$34,062,125.

St. Joseph’s Hospital, for capital improvements to expand behavioral health services and enhance access to specialty care linked to primary care at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, support renovations at St. Vincent’s behavioral health, center, and purchase technology to link multiple sites and EMRs together to provide integrated care across the organization—$6,680,287.

The Guidance Center of Westchester, to renovate facility to include carve-out space for a primary care partner, waiting area, as well as other renovations to building—$1,080,439.

United Hebrew Geriatric Center, to restructure debt to better position the organization to transform and sustain operations—$8,299,648.

White Plains Hospital Medical Center, to renovate existing extension clinic to create a family dental clinic that will primarily serve low-income, underserved, minority and Medicaid populations—$1,763,155.

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