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HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER HOLDS BEAM SIGNING CEREMONY FOR NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT & MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING

Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) yesterday held a ceremonial signing of the last beam to be installed in the new Emergency Department and Medical Office Building, a time honored tradition of new buildings. The new Emergency Department will expand the current space from 8,500 square feet to approximately 20,750 square feet. The Medical Office Building will be approximately 18,000
Apr 29, 2019

HOLYOKE, MA – September 27, 2016 –Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) yesterday held a ceremonial signing of the last beam to be installed in the new Emergency Department and Medical Office Building, a time honored tradition of new buildings. The new Emergency Department will expand the current space from 8,500 square feet to approximately 20,750 square feet. The Medical Office Building will be approximately 18,000 square feet.

The ceremony allowed Holyoke Medical Center the opportunity to thank the many funding partners of this project, and Congressman Richard Neal for his efforts in helping to procure millions of dollars in New Market Tax Credits.

“As a leading ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Richard Neal has fought for many years to continue authorizing funding of New Market Tax Credits,” said Spiros Hatiras, President and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems, Inc. “Holyoke Medical Center has needed a new Emergency Department for a very long time. Through the public and private funding partnerships provided by the Health Policy Commission, MassDevelopment, People’s United Bank, JPMorgan Chase and A.I. Wainwright, our community will be able to realize the state of the art care that would otherwise not have been possible.”

The total project cost is approximately $23.8 million, with approximately $5.5 million provided through New Market Tax Credits. Without New Market Tax Credits this project would not have been possible. New Market Tax Credits will also reduce debt service for Holyoke Medical Center, allowing it to keep healthy reserves and invest in additional health programs.

The project is running on schedule and is expected to be completed in spring of 2017. The emergency department will feature a new Crisis Center for Psychiatric Services, 40 treatment areas, multi-patient trauma rooms, advance lifesaving equipment and a patient navigation service. This will allow HMC to treat patients in a more efficient and dignified way.

The second floor of the new building will be the home of a comprehensive weight and health management program, including services for bariatric surgery, general surgery, diabetes counseling, behavioral and nutritional education as well as a patient fitness center.

About Holyoke Medical Center:
Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) is a 198-bed hospital with over 1,300 employees serving individuals and families throughout the cities and towns of the Pioneer Valley. The medical staff includes more than 300 physicians and consulting staff.  This full-service hospital provides a complete line of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services, including an award-winning birthing center with the only Baby Friendly designation status in the region. Holyoke Medical Center’s award-winning Stroke Service has been consistently recognized as one of the best in the state for the past eight years and has received the 2016 Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Honor Roll Elite Plus Award from the American Stroke Association. This year Holyoke Medical Center was recognized for having the lowest readmission rates among all acute care hospitals in the Commonwealth by the Center for Health Information and Analysis; while being ranked among the top three cleanest hospitals in Massachusetts as rated by patients.  Holyoke Medical Center is a member of Valley Health Systems in Holyoke which also includes the affiliates Holyoke Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Life Care, Western Mass Physician Associates and River Valley Counseling Center.

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