Project Grant CE147184

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 400?ASSOCIATION DRIVE, SUITE 200 | CHARLESTON, WV 25311 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DAVID CHILDERS, CORPORATE DIRECTOR CONSTRUCTION PHONE: 304-388-4930 EMAIL ADDRESS: DAVID.CHILDERS@CAMC.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.CAMC.ORG CAMC HEALTH SYSTEM IS A REGIONAL TERTIARY TEACHING HOSPITAL SERVING SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. AS SUCH, EACH DAY WE RECEIVE CRITICALLY ILL AND INJURED PATIENTS FROM OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA AS WELL AS UP TO SEVENTY (70) TRANSFER REQUESTS EACH DAY FOR PATIENTS NEEDING ADVANCED CARE FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER SEEKS FUNDING TO FOR A 48-BED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT CAMC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.? THE FUNDING WILL ALLOW CAMC TO COMPLETE THE EXISTING SHELLED SPACE AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AS ICU CAPABLE BEDS. OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN STEADILY INCREASING OUR ICU CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY TO CARE FOR THE EVER-INCREASING VOLUMES OF REQUESTS FOR INTENSIVE CARE SERVICES. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THIS DEMAND. WITH OUR ICU BEDS ROUTINELY FULL, WE ARE UNABLE TO CARE FOR ALL THE CRITICAL PATIENTS NEEDING OUR SERVICES. MANY OF THESE PATIENTS WAIT DAYS FOR A BED TO BECOME AVAILABLE OR ARE SENT TO HOSPITALS FARTHER FROM HOME FOR THEIR PATIENTS INCLUDING OUT OF STATE HOSPITALS. WE HAVE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF ICU CAPABLE INPATIENT SPACE WITHIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN 2021 AND OUTFITTED 16 OF THE 48 BEDS CONSTRUCTED. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY CAPITAL TO PURCHASE THE CRITICAL MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE REMAINING 32 BEDS TO MAKE THESE BEDS USABLE. AS SUCH WE ARE REQUESTING $5 MILLION TO EQUIP THIS AREA FOR USE. THE PROJECT WILL ELIMINATE PATIENT BACKLOGS AND EXTENSIVE WAIT TIMES IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.? MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WILL BE BETTER POSITIONED TO ACCEPT REFERRALS OF ALL CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS IN NEED OF AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BED FROM AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AND CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS TH IS MONEY WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE ADVANCED PATIENT MONITORING, VENTILATORS, BEDSIDE IMAGING AND PROCEDURE EQUIPMENT, ICU BEDS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. WITH THESE FUNDS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN 32 ADDITIONAL PATIENT ROOMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STATE. THIS IS A GOOD USE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW US TO BE BETTER POSITIONED TO ACCEPT REFERRALS OF ALL CRITICAL ILL PATIENTS REGIONALLY. WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE FOR HIGHER ACUITY ICU NEEDS. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF PERMANENT FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) POSITIONS AND GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL 300 JOBS UPON COMPLETION. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO HANDLE THESE INCREASING VOLUMES AND REDUCE WAIT TIMES FOR THOSE CRITICAL RESOURCES.