New York's Lenox Hill Hospital Granted $9.4M to Handle Patients From Closing St. Vincent's

Tags: grant | Lenox Hill Hospital | New York | St. Vincents Medical Center | urgent care center

Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City has been awarded a $9.4 million grant to set up an urgent care facility to treat some patients displaced by the closing of St. Vincent's Medical Center, according to a report in The New York Times.

The two-year grant approved by Governor David A. Paterson would go towards helping the hospital set up a 24/7 center to handle former St. Vincent's patients until a permanent location is found, according to the report. St. Vincent's will close its emergency room at 8 a.m. on April 30.

Patients that require more complex care will be sent to Lenox Hill Hospital or North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, which runs several hospitals in Queens and Long Island, according to the report. Four additional clinics charged with handling displaced St. Vincent's patients will receive a total of $4.6 million, according to Gov. Paterson.

Read the N.Y. Times' report on Lenox Hill Hospital's urgent care grant.

© Copyright ASC COMMUNICATIONS 2011. Interested in LINKING to or REPRINTING this content? View our policies by clicking here.