So many questions, but with ZERO reports and ZERO studies, we're building our own case... Binghamton vs. Utica: https://t.co/GaPuLaNx8x Stopping the downtown @CityofUtica bulldozers just our first step! pic.twitter.com/QztzrV3Yyp
— #NoHospitalDowntown (@NoHospitalDwtn) October 22, 2018
With no reports or studies, Oneida County is awarded $300M for a new hospital. In recent times, three different hospital have become two, and now it's reported Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare will merge with St. Elizabeth's. This would give Utica a single hospital system.
Binghamton has a smaller population, yet has two different hospitals, Lourdes Hospital and Binghamton General, plus a third focused on mental health Greater Binghamton Health Center.
Binghamton has a population of 47,400 people, and a 25-mile radius population of 283,202 people. This is compared to Utica’s figures of 62,000 people and 365,537 respectively.
Binghamton is smaller, yet has two separate hospitals (totaling 392 beds), which are owned two different health systems, UHS Inc and Ascension. Additionally a third hospital, Greater Binghamton Health Center, is for psychiatrics and reported to have 101 beds.
How does this compare to Utica today, and the proposed MVHS Downtown Concept? One Utica report is titled, One Hospital Economic Development Fail, and what about "healthcare"?
Lourdes Memorial
169 Riverside Drive
Binghamton, NY 13905
Key Data:
Associates- 2,233
Licensed beds- 197 (including 25 bassinets)
Newborn births- 1,082
Surgical visits (inpatient)- 2,789
Surgical visits (outpatient)- 16,693
Patient days (excluding newborn)- 39,266
Emergency room visits- 45,564
Overview: Small Metro; general medical and surgical facility, a teaching hospital with services including; Cancer Cardiology & Heart Surgery Diabetes & Endocrinology Gastroenterology & GI Surgery Geriatrics Nephrology Neurology & Neurosurgery Orthopedics Pulmonology Urology
Parent: Ascension, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system and world’s largest Catholic health system. $1.84B in care, 24,454,527 outpatient visits (excluding ER visits) 12,074,389 physician office visits 3,155,516 emergency visits 1,415,667 clinic visits 1,649,841 equivalent discharges 791,339 discharges 147,044 home health visits 317,919 observation days 165,000 associates** 84,472 births 22,534 available beds 34,000 aligned providers** 2,600+ sites of care in 22 states and the District of Columbia** - 153 hospitals** - 50+ senior care facilities**
UHS Binghamton General
10-42 Mitchell Avenue
Binghamton, NY 13903
Key Data:
Associates- (pending)
Licensed beds- (pending) (including TBD bassinets)
Newborn births- (pending)
Surgical visits (inpatient)- (pending)
Surgical visits (outpatient)- v
Patient days (excluding newborn)- (pending)
Emergency room visits- (pending)
Overview: A 220-bed hospital, UHS Binghamton General provides general medical, surgical, rehabilitative, and emergency care to the people of Greater Binghamton. Offers 24-hour emergency care and operates such major regional programs as orthopedic surgery, bariatric care, wound care, physical therapy and rehabilitation services, chemical dependency treatment service, behavioral health program, sleep center and gastroenterology laboratory at our medical clinic.
Parent: UHS, A leading regional health care provider across New York's Southern Tier, UHS has more than 500 physicians on our Medical Staff and 60 locations.
Greater Binghamton Health Center
425 Robinson Street
Binghamton, NY 13901
Key Data:
Associates- (pending)
Licensed beds- (pending) (including TBD bassinets)
Newborn births- (pending)
Surgical visits (inpatient)- (pending)
Surgical visits (outpatient)- (pending)
Patient days (excluding newborn)- (pending)
Emergency room visits- (pending)
Overview: GBHC provides comprehensive outpatient and inpatient services for adults and children who are mentally ill.
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