Business Review: St. Peter’s Health Partners Opens Parking Garage for Patients at Samaritan Hospital

NewsChannel 13 reported on St. Peter’s Health Partners’ announcement this week that it was accelerating its Troy Master Facilities Plan and the planned transitions of Samaritan and St. Mary’s hospitals.

The Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Insight Newsletter features an overview of SPHP’s $99 Million Troy Master Facilities Plan.

St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) has filed Certificates of Need (CONs) with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) seeking review and authorization for $99 million in new construction and renovation projects at Troy’s Samaritan and St. Mary’s hospitals. The official filing of the CONs last week is the first major step in obtaining regulatory approval for SPHP’s Troy Master Facility Plan (MFP) – first announced in November 2012. When the initial phase of the MFP is completed in late 2017, it will include construction, renovation and modernization of inpatient facilities on Samaritan’s campus, and outpatient and other programs on the St. Mary’s campus. While most of the project remains the same as previously announced, the CONs seek approval for a plan that revises the project’s scope and timing. Previously, plans called for a $150 million, three-phase project over 13 years – including $67 million in the initial phase. The revised project filed with the NYSDOH will initially invest $99 million in the next five years with future project phases to be determined at a later point. The revised project will also accelerate – […]