Each Thursday, we put one of our local newsmakers On The Spot. This week: President, CEO of Auburn Memorial Hospital Scott Berlucchi
This week's question: Does a new focus on outpatient diagnostics at Auburn Memorial Hospital mean that patients needing long-term care will have to go to another city?
Today and in the future, patients needing long-term or acute care can continue to seek services at Auburn Memorial Hospital (AMH).
Health care in general has moved toward more outpatient services, due to advances in treatments and procedures, and less need for hospital admissions.
While advances in diagnostics and ancillary services support the hospital#'s mission in both the acute and long-term care models of health care, diagnostic procedures are not a substitute. They complement our continued commitment to and focus on quality care, close to home. Looking toward our future in this community, we are currently engaged in a major construction program which will greatly enhance our care for both inpatients and outpatients. Included in this program are the conversion of many patient rooms to single, private rooms to improve privacy, confidentiality and comfort, and renovation of our surgical suites, as well as moving the psychiatric unit in-house and renovation of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
AMH has also rebuilt orthopedic services in our community from one physician to a team of seven outstanding orthopedic surgeons. Auburn Orthopaedic Specialists is now positioned to serve our patients better than ever before. The hospital has also received approval from the state to continue obstetrical services, and we are actively recruiting new Ob/GYN physicians to serve the women and families of Cayuga County. We will also be bringing an ENT specialist to Auburn within the year so that many procedures can be done at AMH rather than sending patients to another city for care.
Auburn Memorial Hospital is proud of its commitment to long-term care services. We manage an award-winning facility, Finger Lakes Center for Living, and we have plans to open a four-bed, gero-psychiatric unit specifically designed to serve senior citizens and their families. Demographic statistics for the Cayuga County region support AMH's strategic initiative of offering more advanced services for an aging population.
AMH will continue to meet the challenges of providing quality health care, close to home. We are working to develop in-depth understanding of our community and its health care needs, and are in the process of creating a strong strategic plan to address the long-range health care needs of Cayuga County.
If you have an On The Spot question, call news editor Mike Dowd at 253-5311 ext. 234 or
e-mail michael.dowd@lee.net
Today and in the future, patients needing long-term or acute care can continue to seek services at Auburn Memorial Hospital (AMH).
Health care in general has moved toward more outpatient services, due to advances in treatments and procedures, and less need for hospital admissions.
While advances in diagnostics and ancillary services support the hospital#'s mission in both the acute and long-term care models of health care, diagnostic procedures are not a substitute. They complement our continued commitment to and focus on quality care, close to home. Looking toward our future in this community, we are currently engaged in a major construction program which will greatly enhance our care for both inpatients and outpatients. Included in this program are the conversion of many patient rooms to single, private rooms to improve privacy, confidentiality and comfort, and renovation of our surgical suites, as well as moving the psychiatric unit in-house and renovation of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
AMH has also rebuilt orthopedic services in our community from one physician to a team of seven outstanding orthopedic surgeons. Auburn Orthopaedic Specialists is now positioned to serve our patients better than ever before. The hospital has also received approval from the state to continue obstetrical services, and we are actively recruiting new Ob/GYN physicians to serve the women and families of Cayuga County. We will also be bringing an ENT specialist to Auburn within the year so that many procedures can be done at AMH rather than sending patients to another city for care.
Auburn Memorial Hospital is proud of its commitment to long-term care services. We manage an award-winning facility, Finger Lakes Center for Living, and we have plans to open a four-bed, gero-psychiatric unit specifically designed to serve senior citizens and their families. Demographic statistics for the Cayuga County region support AMH's strategic initiative of offering more advanced services for an aging population.
AMH will continue to meet the challenges of providing quality health care, close to home. We are working to develop in-depth understanding of our community and its health care needs, and are in the process of creating a strong strategic plan to address the long-range health care needs of Cayuga County.
If you have an On The Spot question, call news editor Mike Dowd at 253-5311 ext. 234 or
e-mail michael.dowd@lee.net
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