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Glens Falls Hospital is undergoing renovations costing about $25 million, including new computer-regulated heating and cooling systems\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY JILL NAGY<\/p>\n

Some $25 million worth of renovations
\nand upgrades at Glens Falls Hospital will
\nconcentrate on “creature comforts,” like
\nheating, cooling, elevators and an upgraded
\nlobby for outpatients, according to Ron Zimmerman,
\nvice president for planning, operations
\nand support services at the hospital.<\/p>\n

“Our director refers to it as the ‘non-sexy
\nstuff,'” Zimmerman said.<\/p>\n

He divided the work into “three flavors.”
\nSome of the work was started in 2014, is continuing
\ninto 2015, and should be completed
\nin the next few weeks. That includes better
\nhumidity control in some of the operating
\nrooms and a computer-regulated heating
\nand cooling system. The new systems will
\nallow hospital personnel to respond quickly
\nto problems, he said.
\nFlavor two is a group of special one-time
\ncapital projects. Design work for those is almost complete and they will probably go to
\nbid in April, with work starting in May. The
\nmajor project in that category is renovation
\nof the hospital’s west lobby, the area used
\nby outpatients.<\/p>\n

The third group of projects will begin
\nthis year and some will carry over into
\n2016. Those include Phase II of operating
\nroom humidity control project, this phase
\nconcentrating on the day surgery rooms.<\/p>\n

There will also be major work on the exterior
\nof the building, including roof and
\nwindow replacements. The elevators, most
\nof which are more than 30 years old, will
\nalso be modernized. In addition, there will
\nbe more work on heating, air conditioning
\nand pressure systems in the 110-year-old
\nbuilding.<\/p>\n

Plans also call for replacement of the
\nhospital’s laptop computers, some of which
\nare 15 years old, and other information technology
\nimprovements, new patient beds and
\nmattresses, and a new interventional radiation
\nradiology suite for minimally invasive
\nmedical procedures.<\/p>\n

If there is a common thread to the
\nplanned improvements, it is “everything is
\nto put the patient first,” Zimmerman said.<\/p>\n

Funding for the work will come from
\ncurrent operating revenue, a small operating
\nsurplus from 2014, and a foundation
\nfundraising campaign now underway. In the
\npast, the hospital has borrowed money for
\ncapital expenses and, Zimmerman said, they
\nmay do so again for this work. The hospital’s
\nboard of governors approved the planned
\nimprovements at a January meeting.<\/p>\n

The main Glens Falls Hospital campus
\nincludes an 800,000-square-foot building.<\/p>\n

Some 26 off-campus sites provide primary
\ncare, rehabilitation services, laboratory
\nand imaging services. The hospital draws
\nits patients from Warren, Washington, and
\nSaratoga counties and a small portion of
\nnorthern Rensselaer County.<\/p>\n

Photo by Todd Bissonette Photography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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