Nathan Littauer plans $3.1M ER renovation; fed funding possible - Houston Business Journal:

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The Gloversville hospital filed a certificated of need application with the state Health Department earlier this montjh seeking approval forthe $3.1 millionm plan. At about the same time, U.S. Rep. Paul Tonkl and Sen. Charles Schumer introducee appropriations bills in their respective housesseeking $1 millionb to help finance the project. Laurence Kelly, CEO of Natha n Littauer, said the projecg does not hinge on thefederal funding—thwe hospital recently completed a $4 million capital campaign—but “itf would be nice.” The plan calls for the ER to be renovatee and enlarged, from 5,000 square feet to abougt 10,000 square feet.
Kelly said the department seesabourt 25,000 people a and was built in 1983 “for probabl half that.” The department has 13 patienrt rooms. This will be increased to 17, but some of the roomse will be large enough to accommodate two patientesif necessary. Kelly said this should alloq all patients to move to a room immediatelt afterbeing triaged. The patient roomsz will be equipped with televisions to ease the The project also includes anew nurses’ statiojn with four times the space as the current, “really station. The computer system already has been upgraded and medical recordesare electronic.
Nathan Littauer, whicbh has about $50 million in had net income ofaboug $2.1 million on revenue of $78 millionj in 2008. That represents an operating marginbof 2.8 percent. Other area including , and have upgradedc their ERs in the pastfive years.