PARKING LOT IS STEP
ONE OF TRANSFORMATION GRANT
WELLSVILLE, NY (August 19, 2020) – When it was announced
that Jones Memorial Hospital had received a $17 million NYS Health Facility
Transformation grant, one of the projects identified was adding a third floor
for physician offices and specialty clinics. Once complete, these projects will
bring more people to the hospital, which begs the question, where are they
going to park?
If you have driven along Route 417 (Genesee Parkway) in recent weeks, you may
have seen the answer! Jones Memorial has been clearing land along the highway
between the hospital and the Bradley building to prepare that space for a new
employee parking lot, which will leave the spaces immediately around the
hospital for patients and visitors.
“Putting in the parking lot is the first step in what will
be a major, multi-year project,” explained Jim Helms, Chief Financial Officer
at Jones, adding that the cemetery in that area is not part of the hospital and
public access will be maintained. The capital improvement projects funded by
the transformation grant include:
• Adding a
third floor to the 1993 addition for physician offices and the services to
support those offices
• Expanding
and modernizing the surgical services suite
• Creating a
permanent MRI suite with state-of-the-art equipment.
“We are working with our neighbors to ensure that the day-to-day
access will not be impacted,” Helms said. “We are in the planning and design
phases right now, but once we have established timelines, they will be shared
with the public.”
Stay tuned for further updates about other projects and
timelines.
