Glens Falls Hospital

Glens Falls Hospital
The Northwest Tower of Glens Falls Hospital
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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 / 43.3064; -73.6468
Organization
Care system	Medicare and Medicaid
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.glensfallshospital.org
Lists	Hospitals in New York State

Glens Falls Hospital ^[1] is a 410-bed not-for-profit community hospital located in Glens Falls, New York. It serves the communities in Warren, Washington, Hamilton, Essex and northern Saratoga and Rensselaer counties. 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 Hospital received 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 with Albany Medical Center. ^[5]

History

The David S. and Janet R. Sheridan Emergency Care Center

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 the Great 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, a helistop was 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 to Albany Medical Center Hospital. ^[10] The 2020 followup to this arrangement, which affects those below age 16, including sick newborns, is affiliation with Albany 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

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

1. "Arthur P. Irving". New York Times . January 5, 1982. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021. at Glens Falls Hospital
2. "About GFH". Glens Falls Hospital. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
3. "GFH Fast Facts". Glens Falls Hospital. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
4. Robert Pear (May 30, 2010). "New York to Lead States in Extra Medicare Payments". New York Times . Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
5. "Glens Falls Hospital signs agreement to become Albany Med Affiliate". September 13, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
6. "Hospital History". Glens Falls Hospital. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
7. "Left $5,000 to Glens Falls Hospital". New York Times . July 27, 1933. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
8. Thompson, Maury (February 1, 2011). "New landing pad to quicken transfers at Glens Falls Hospital". The Post-Star . Retrieved February 27, 2011.
9. "Glens Falls Hospital will require visitors to show ID". Watertown Daily Times . August 16, 2018.
10. Kathleen Moore (November 16, 2019). "Glens Falls Hospital closes overnight kids unit". Adirondack Daily Enterprise . Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
11. Kathleen Moore (February 22, 2020). "Glens Falls Hospital affiliation with Albany Med approved". Adirondack Daily Enterprise . Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
12. Kathleen Moore (The Post-Star) (March 11, 2019). "Audit: Bad billing system costs Glens Falls Hospital $38M". The Post-Star . Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

External links

• Glens Falls Hospital website Archived June 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine