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Mount Sinai begins $500 million transformation of downtown Manhattan facilities

by Thomas Dworetzky, Contributing Reporter | October 12, 2016
Business Affairs
Mount Sinai Beth Israel via Wikimedia Commons
Mount Sinai Health System has launched the initial phase of a multi-million-dollar makeover aimed at rebuilding the venerable Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI) hospital and establishing a “Mount Sinai Downtown” network, including that institution and additional facilities.

“Our more than $500 million investment marks an exciting time, not only for Mount Sinai’s employees and patients, but also the entire downtown community, as we truly transform how patients access and receive the health care services they need,” Dr. Kenneth L. Davis, CEO and President of the Mount Sinai Health System, said in a statement.

At the heart of the transformation will be a new MSBI inpatient hospital just two blocks from the present facility. The old Beth Israel will stay open during construction and the shift to the new downtown network, stated the hospital.

According to the New York Times in May, the new hospital will have 70 inpatient beds, down from the 825 available in the old one.

This transformation will also include major upgrades to the Phillips Ambulatory Care Center, which will be renamed Mount Sinai Downtown Union Square, and to the Mount Sinai Cancer Center West, which will be called Mount Sinai Downtown Chelsea Center.

At Union Square, the facility will be improved and focused more on specialized care and a new urgent care facility with greater ambulatory procedural care capabilities – including endoscopy, disease management programs, and a Respiratory Institute.

At Chelsea, there will be a Women’s Cancer Center facility “with integrated breast cancer and gynecology oncology services, upgraded technology and expanded mammography services.”

In addition, said the hospital system, there will be “a major investment to support and strengthen behavioral health services, anchored at MSBI’s Bernstein Pavilion."

The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai will be kept and built up, as well.

Back in May, HCB News reported that there were questions raised by hospital staff and local politicians about possible downsizing and the impact on health care in the area.

“We have been informed by management that they will be announcing the downsizing of Beth Israel within the next week or two. Their plan is to move units and individuals throughout the system,” New York State Nurses Association officials told members by email at that time.

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