Glens Falls Hospital
| Glens Falls Hospital | |
|---|---|
 The Northwest Tower of Glens Falls Hospital | |
   | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 100 Park Street,Glens Falls,New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°18′23″N73°38′48″W/ 43.3064°N 73.6468°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | MedicareandMedicaid |
| Funding | Not-for-profit |
| Type | Community |
| Services | |
| Standards | Joint Commission accredited; Licensed by New York State Department of Health |
| Beds | 410 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Glens Falls Hospital[1]is a 410-bed not-for-profit communityhospitallocated inGlens Falls, New York.It serves the communities inWarren,Washington,Hamilton,Essexand northernSaratogaandRensselaercounties. The hospital operates 28 off-campus health care facilities throughout the region.[2]The hospital is the largest employer in the region with over 3,000 employees.[3]
In 2010,Glens Falls Hospitalreceived a one-time payment "nearly $2 million in extra Medicare money" as part of a $400 million nationwide adjustment for those hospitals with lower costs.[4]In 2019 the hospital affiliated withAlbany Medical Center.[5]
History[edit]
The hospital was incorporated in 1897 and established at the residence of Solomon A. Parks at 48 Park Street. It came to be known as Parks Hospital. The hospital had two wards (one male, one female) consisting of 15 beds total initially. Patient treatment began in 1900. Glens Falls Hospital School of Nursing was established a few years later, although it closed in the 1930s as a result of theGreat Depression.The hospital's name was officially changed to Glens Falls Hospital in 1909.[6]
A donation of $5,000 was left to the hospital in 1933.[7]
The hospital has undergone several expansion projects, notably: a west wing was added in 1950; an east wing in 1962; a west tower in 1975; the Pruyn Pavilion in 1993; and the Northwest Tower in 2005.[6]In 2011, ahelistopwas constructed outside the Emergency Care Center to provide more efficient air transfers to other medical centers.[8]What was once city streets and residences had become part of the hospital campus, having been acquired as the region's medical needs grew.[6]
In 2018 the hospital enacted a new policy requiring visitors to show ID.[9]They closed their overnight children's unit in 2019; "children who cannot be treated as outpatients are transferred toAlbany Medical CenterHospital.[10]The 2020 followup to this arrangement, which affects those below age 16, including sick newborns, is affiliation withAlbany Medical,making it "the parent hospital" including decision-making power over the hospital's expenditures and even hiring and firing of management-level employees.[11][5]
Controversy[edit]
A 2019 audit of 2017 billing showed that the hospital did not bill for $38 million of services to which it was entitled; the hospital's year ended with a $30 million deficit.[12]
References[edit]
- ^"Arthur P. Irving".New York Times.January 5, 1982.Archivedfrom the original on June 13, 2021.RetrievedJune 13,2021.
at Glens Falls Hospital
- ^"About GFH".Glens Falls Hospital. Archived fromthe originalon April 10, 2009.RetrievedFebruary 15,2011.
- ^"GFH Fast Facts".Glens Falls Hospital. Archived fromthe originalon March 2, 2009.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^Robert Pear (May 30, 2010)."New York to Lead States in Extra Medicare Payments".New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on June 13, 2021.RetrievedJune 13,2021.
- ^ab"Glens Falls Hospital signs agreement to become Albany Med Affiliate".September 13, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on June 13, 2021.RetrievedJune 13,2021.
- ^abc"Hospital History".Glens Falls Hospital. Archived fromthe originalon March 2, 2009.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^"Left $5,000 to Glens Falls Hospital".New York Times.July 27, 1933.Archivedfrom the original on June 13, 2021.RetrievedJune 13,2021.
- ^Thompson, Maury (February 1, 2011)."New landing pad to quicken transfers at Glens Falls Hospital".The Post-Star.RetrievedFebruary 27,2011.
- ^"Glens Falls Hospital will require visitors to show ID".Watertown Daily Times.August 16, 2018.
- ^Kathleen Moore (November 16, 2019)."Glens Falls Hospital closes overnight kids unit".Adirondack Daily Enterprise.Archivedfrom the original on June 13, 2021.RetrievedJune 13,2021.
- ^Kathleen Moore (February 22, 2020)."Glens Falls Hospital affiliation with Albany Med approved".Adirondack Daily Enterprise.Archivedfrom the original on November 20, 2020.RetrievedJune 13,2021.
- ^Kathleen Moore (The Post-Star) (March 11, 2019)."Audit: Bad billing system costs Glens Falls Hospital $38M".The Post-Star.Archivedfrom the original on June 13, 2021.RetrievedJune 13,2021.
External links[edit]
- Glens Falls Hospital websiteArchivedJune 21, 2009, at theWayback Machine
