Cone Hospital review [March, 1982]

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THE MOSES H. CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Initial Approval Granted
Building To Meet Community Needs
Architect's Rendering of New Addition
Certificate of Need applications for
the hospital's proposed $32.6 million
construction project have been filed
with the local Piedmont Health Systems Agency (PHSA) and with the
State of North Carolina. These applications were reviewed initially and
approved on February 25 by the Project Review Committee of the PHSA.
The PHSA full Board of Directors will
review the applications on March 17
for recommendation to the state.
Following state approval of this
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project, the hospital will begin the
bidding process for selection of a construction contractor.
In keeping with the hospital's commitment to the community, the project will provide 127,000 square feet of
modernization of the existing facilities
as well as a six story addition encompassing 167,450 square feet of new
space adjoining the west end of the
existing building.
A larger number of private patient
rooms will be developed through this
project, and bathrooms, and showers
will be provided in all patient rooms.
Expanded space for key support services, including Medical Intensive
Care, Labor and Delivery Rooms,
Nurseries, Rehabilitation Services,
Laboratories, Food Service, special diagnostic services and additional
administrative space, will be provided.
The project will also provide additional adult inpatient beds (including
Rehabilitation beds) to meet the needs
of our growing community. Although
the hospital is licensed for 489 beds,
the current bed complement is 456.
The forecasted number of beds in ser
vice following completion of this project is 549, which is an increase of 93
beds in service over the current bed
complement.
This project will be financed principally out of income from the hospital's endowment and from operations
and will not require any significant
amounts of borrowed capital or related interest costs. This plan of
financing will thereby avoid any major impact on hospital charges.
Construction will be completed in
four phases and is expected to require
almost four years for final completion.
Ground breaking is currently scheduled for October 1.
This project has received significant
medical staff and community support. In response to a request from Dr.
E. L. Bryan, President of the Medical
Board, Mr. Alan Cone, Chairman of
the hospital's Board of Trustees, and
Hospital President Mr. Dennis R. Barry, the hospital has received 110 letters of support from the medical staff
and about 50 letters from business,
government and community leaders.
The hospital is grateful for this level of
support.