Good Samaritan Hospital’s Cardiac Application Advances to Project Review Committee -- New York State Department of Health Recommends Approval
The Project Review Committee of the New York State Department of Health’s Hospital Review and Planning Council announced that it will hear Good Samaritan Hospital’s application for a Certificate of Need (CON) that, if approved, would pave the way for a comprehensive cardiac surgery program at the Rockland County hospital. The formal hearing before the committee will take place in Albany at 9:00 AM on Thursday, February 3, 2005.
(PRWEB) January 24, 2005 -- “We are gratified that our application to bring
urgently needed advanced cardiac surgery and care to our community is advancing
to the Project Review Committee with a recommendation for approval from the
Department of Health,” said Dominick Stanzione, CEO of Bon Secours Charity
Health System, of which Good Samaritan Hospital is a member.
Should the
committee vote to recommend approval of the CON, Good Samaritan’s application
would then be presented to the full State Hospital Review and Planning Council
immediately following the Project Review Committee meeting. Approval at the
SHRPC level would send the application to Dr. Antonia C. Novello New York State
Commissioner of Health, for final action.
In its application, Good
Samaritan Hospital has proposed adding an adult interventional cardiology and
cardiac surgery program to its service area in Rockland, Orange and Sullivan
Counties. Good Samaritan’s Interventional cardiac program will fill a critical
void for residents of these counties, making advanced cardiac care more readily
accessible. Currently, no medical institution in the 130-mile corridor west of
the Hudson River – from the New Jersey border to Albany – offers comprehensive
cardiac surgery.
“All of us at Good Samaritan Hospital are grateful for
the heartfelt and vocal community support that helped to bring this issue to the
forefront for consideration,” said Michael Schnieders, Executive Vice President
and Administrator of Good Samaritan Hospital. “We are especially grateful to
Governor Pataki, and to the Department of Health, for helping to move the
process forward.”
Good Samaritan Hospital is a member of Bon Secours
Health System, Inc., one of the nation’s leading Catholic healthcare systems. It
is also part of the regional Bon Secours Charity Health System, which includes
St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY and Bon Secours Community Hospital
in Port Jervis, New York. Additionally, Bon Secours Charity Health System
provides the services of a Certified Home Health Agency, two long-term care
facilities, an assisted living and adult home facility and several other medical
programs. For more information about Good Samaritan Hospital, or any of its
programs, contact Good Samaritan Hospital at 845-368-5000, or log on to www.goodsamhosp.org.
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