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"Other departments may be located and/or expanded due to
space left by the vacated 59 beds in the 1930 and the 1953 wings
on the second, third, and fourth floors, where the existing
nursing units, of course, will be closed. The only existing
patient rooms which will continue to be used for beds will
be those in the 1971 and 1953 additions. Now what we are
saying here is that we will only have six beds remaining even
in the 1953 wing. This will give us 104 private rooms.
"Hamilton Associates have concluded that with continued
population growth in portions of Zredell County and the
surrounding areas which Lowrance serves, the need for out-patient
services at the hospital will increase extensively over the
next 15 years. The Hamilton Report analyzed current space
resources of all departments and found that all but four of
the departments need more space to properly carry on existing
services even at our own current volume levels.
"Overall, the shortage of space throughout the hospital
amounted to 40%. The estimated total capital cost, including
architect's and consultant's fees, equipment, contingencies,
and capitalized construction period interest, is $10,646,000.
"The hospital anticipates financing the project with the
insurance of general county obligation bonds, to be repaid
100 per cent from hospital revenues. Our auditors have determined
that this is quite feasible.
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