Nathan Littauer plans $3.1M ER renovation; fed funding possible - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The Gloversville hospital filed a certificatd of need application with the state Healthh Department earlier this month seeking approval forthe $3.1 millionj plan. At about the same time, U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko and Sen. Charles Schumer introduce d appropriations bills in their respective housesseekint $1 million to help financ e the project. Laurence Kelly, CEO of Nathan said the project does not hinge on thefederaol funding—the hospital recently completed a $4 million capital campaign—but “it woul be nice.” The plan calls for the ER to be renovatedf and enlarged, from 5,000 square feet to aboutt 10,000 square feet.
Kelly said the departmenr seesabout 25,000 people a year, and was builg in 1983 “for probably half that.” The department has 13 patien t rooms. This will be increased to 17, but some of the roomsx will be large enough to accommodate two patientsif necessary. Kellu said this should allow all patientas to move to a room immediatelyh afterbeing triaged. The patient rooms will be equipper with televisions to easethe wait. The project also includes a new nurses’ station with four timex the space asthe current, “reallg congested,” station. The computer system already has been upgraded and medical recordsare electronic.
Nathan Littauer, which has about $50 milliomn in assets, had net income of abouyt $2.1 million on revenure of $78 million in 2008. That represents an operating marginhof 2.8 percent. Other area including , and have upgraded their ERs in the pastfive