PORT JERVIS – Bon Secours Charity Health System CEO Dr. Mary Leahy,
and Michael Israel, president of Westchester Medical Center, took sledge
hammers in hand to “smash” through a cardboard brick wall
and symbolically launch the $40 million renovation of Bon Secours Community
Hospital in Port Jervis.
Dr. Leahy called the project, which will see development of a medical
village on the campus, “transformative.” She said the project
“will be at the forefront of a healthier community.”A 43,000-square
foot section of the hospital will be transformed into a medical village
that will include facilities for Cornerstone Family Healthcare and the
Orange County Department of Mental Health Services.”
“WMCHealth is not only a provider of healthcare services, but also
a local partner advocating for the physical health and well-being of Hudson
Valley residents as well as the economic health of Hudson Valley communities
like Port Jervis,” said Israel. He noted other similar projects
are either underway or have been completed at their other partner hospitals
in Valhalla, Poughkeepsie and Kingston.
Upgrades at Bon Secours will also include emergency department enhancements,
development of a new laboratory, a reimaging suite, wellness area, on-site
pharmacy, new entrance and expanded lounge for patients and family members;
an upgraded imaging enter with diagnostic technologies as well as a redesigned
bariatric center.
Three-dozen semi-private rooms will also be converted to private rooms.
