Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown recently broke ground on a $99 million construction project that will add two buildings to its main campus ”” a 153,000-square-foot, five-story medical office and a 26,000-square-foot, single-story cancer treatment center, the Spagnoli Family Cancer Center.
- An artist”™s rendering of the 153,000-square-foot medical office building at Orange Regional Medical Center, expected to be completed by fall 2016.
Representatives for ORMC said when the project is completed in the fall of 2016, many outpatient services provided at off-campus locations will be moved into the new buildings on the existing 73-acre hospital campus.
Described as a “one-stop destination with inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic and physician services all in one fully integrated, convenient location,” by hospital President and CEO Scott Batulis, the new facilities are being presented as “patient-centered healing environments” and will incorporate the latest technology and amenities. Hospital also will add 800 parking spaces to the campus.
One featured innovation will be 3-D mammography for breast cancer patients.
“This technology is used in conjunction with 2-D digital mammography and can significantly improve the early detection of breast cancer, plus reduce the number of patients who require follow-up testing,” hospital spokesman Rob Lee said. “3-D mammography takes multiple images of the entire breast, which allows our specialized breast radiologists to see through layers of tissue and examine areas of concern from all angles. The technology has up to 40 percent better detection, can detect breast cancers earlier and provides greater accuracy.”
The medical office building will house four outpatient operating rooms, endoscopy services, five procedure rooms, a primary care office, urgent care, cardiac rehabilitation, a diabetes care center, outpatient laboratory services, medical school classrooms, presurgical testing, a retail pharmacy, a bistro and a community health resource center.
- The 26,000-square-foot Spagnoli Family Cancer Center will be attached to the main hospital building at Orange Regional Medical Center.
The Spagnoli Cancer Center will be attached to the main hospital building and combine existing outpatient cancer therapy services, including radiation oncology and infusion therapy, with oncology exam rooms and associated nursing and care provider stations.
Funding for the new project came from a number of sources and is still in progress.
The hospital recently closed on $70 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, which was necessary to fund the project. The remaining funding sources include an equity contribution from the hospital, outstanding 2008 bond proceeds from the construction of the new hospital and a capital fundraising campaign.
Recently, a $500,000 anonymous donation was made to support the project.
The project is being overseen by the construction management firm Skanska USA.
