Rome Health has started the site work to build the new addition for the new intensive care unit and Kaplan Center for Surgical Services. The mid-February milder weather gave the Hayner Hoyt construction crew a window of time to excavate the site and start pouring the footings for the new addition.
The foundation walls for the $45.7 million project will be built over the coming weeks. The project will be completed in three phases with an anticipated completion in summer 2026.
The project involves constructing a 30,000 sq.-ft., three-floor addition on the north side of the hospital, which will allow the hospital to replace its aging operating rooms and intensive care units.
It’s funded through a partnership of more than $29 million in public funding and private philanthropy, including a $26 million New York State Transformation Grant and $3 million in ARPA funds from the city of Rome.
With nearly $44 million raised in public funding and private philanthropy, Rome Health is only $1.5 million away from reaching its fund-raising goal for the capital campaign.
“Every gift, large or small, brings us closer to our goal,” said Rome Health Foundation Executive Director Chester W. DiBari III. “Through your generosity, we are transforming community-based healthcare to provide local access to great care in state-of-the-art facilities.”
To support Rome Health Foundation’s Capital Campaign for surgical services and intensive care, please contact the Foundation office at 315-338.7181.
Information can also be found online at: romehealthfoundation.org/public-giving.html