May 2010 is the scheduled date of completion for a new addition at Harlem Hospital Center, which also will undergo a major modernization. The project includes the 180,000-square-foot addition and a renovation of 110,000 square feet, and is estimated to cost $159 million. The expansion and modernization will increase the state-of-the-art services needed to meet the growing population of the Harlem community and its surrounding neighborhoods. The project includes the integration of inpatient, emergency room, and outpatient services to increase the quality of patient-centered care.
In May, Mount Sinai Medical Center opened the doors of its new Center for Advanced Medicine, at 5-17 E. 102nd St., between Madison and Fifth avenues. The completely renovated 150,000-square-foot building now houses ambulatory and neighborhood health care programs. The center will house the School of Medicine, the nationally renowned Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, and several newly created research institutes.
In October, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed its charter class of 253 medical students in Harlem. The new medical school occupies the former Blumstein’s department store building, across the street from the historic Apollo Theater. The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone gave a $4.7 million loan to Touro College to encourage the school to open in Harlem.
Posted on June 19, 2008 by D. Bell