Look Inside
The Time for Change is Now
The Glens Falls Hospital Emergency Department is a truly invaluable regional resource, serving people across a five-county, 6,000-square-mile area, with a team of 24/7 emergency specialists and a New York State-certified Stroke Center. But in the three decades since the Department was last renovated, the needs and expectations of patients – and the best practices and technologies of emergency medicine -- have changed greatly. As a result, while our staff’s diagnostic and treatment expertise and skills are more advanced than ever before, the physical spaces in which they work sometimes hamper their ability to provide the private, personalized and comfortable patient experience we all strive for. That’s about to change. Big-time.
Welcome to a New Era in Emergency Care
With your help, we will build a new Emergency Department that is better able to respond to every patient’s unique needs from the moment they arrive.
This is the future Sheridan Emergency Department
The new Sheridan Emergency Department will be nearly 40% larger, with more than 7,000 square feet of new construction and major repurposing and renovation of existing space.
A covered portico and a larger, more comfortable public waiting area will welcome patients and visitors and provide an overall better care experience from the start.
After arriving in the public waiting area, patients who are not in immediate need of a bed will be given an initial evaluation and diagnostic testing and then proceed to a separate, more private waiting area to continue their care in a setting that is more sensitive to their needs. Here, as in other places in the Department, a “video wall” will bring the beauty of the Adirondacks inside.
For the first time, the Emergency Department will have its own, dedicated CT scanner, helping our providers diagnose and treat patients faster.
The number of rooms for the most seriously ill patients will nearly double, with some rooms capable of being quickly adapted to safely accommodate the needs of behavioral health patients.
Patients with relatively minor illnesses and injuries will have a dedicated treatment area, helping all patients receive the most efficient care possible.
The Glens Falls Hospital Foundation has launched a community campaign to raise $15 million in private gifts. This will be the largest fundraising campaign in the hospital’s history. The total cost of the project is $25 million. We hope to secure additional funding from public sources, so no additional debt is incurred.