NYCEDC Facilitates Over $130M in Bonds for Richmond University
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JANUARY 2019 • RICHMOND UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER • WWW.RUMCSI.ORG NYCEDC Facilitates Over $130M in Bonds for Richmond University Medical Center Tax-Exempt Build NYC Bonds will Help Fuel Major Modernization Efforts, Including New Emergency Department New York City Economic Development “Richmond University Medical Center is a Corporation (NYCEDC) announced the Build critical component of our Staten Island health NYC board approval of $132 million in tax- care infrastructure,” said City Council Member exempt bonds to help fuel the modernization Debi Rose. “In the absence of a city hospital of Richmond University Medical Center. The in our borough, Staten Island’s health care project, which has received funding from the system has been severely underfunded for City, Borough President James Oddo, Council decades. The approval of these tax-exempt Member Deborah Rose, Council Member bonds, combined with funding from the City Steven Matteo, and other local stakeholders, Council, take us a significant step toward will include the addition of a 21st century providing Staten Islanders with the state- emergency department and further positions of-the-art health care facility we need and the medical center to meet the growing health deserve.” care needs of Staten Island residents. “Updating RUMC’s emergency department RUMC’s project is part of a long-term facility and modernizing its other facilities is critical to improvement plan which will first include the long-term viability of Staten Island’s two- a new emergency department, followed hospital healthcare system, and thus critical to by future expansion of its operating suites, the quality of life of our residents,” said City energy infrastructure enhancements, Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo. and accompanying modernization plans. Also scheduled for 2019, the medical center will Scheduled for construction to begin in begin construction of its new co-generation spring 2019, the new emergency department power plant. This new plant will not only be will cover 35,000 square feet and feature cost-efficient, but will also supply cleaner increased private treatment rooms, state-of- energy. When operational its daily output to the-art trauma bays, additional support space, the hospital will include over 3,000 kilowatts and specialty areas for pediatrics and urgent of electricity in addition to air conditioning care. and heat. Borough President James Oddo said, “Staten NYCEDC’s Strategic Investments Group (SIG) Islanders want and deserve state-of-the-art helped facilitate the access of bond financing healthcare, and allowing RUMC to continue through the Build NYC Resource Corporation its mission to deliver a new Emergency (Build NYC). Build NYC assists 501(c)(3) Department facility is critically important to organizations and other exempt facilities our borough.” operators in accessing capital through tax- exempt and taxable bond financing. A Publication for Employees, Physicians, Trustees and Volunteers of CHRONICLE Richmond University Medical Center From the President & CEO: Congratulations to Dr. Hura and Dr. Sharma Daniel J. Messina, PhD, FACHE, LNHA Recently, Dr. Kanwaljeet Hura (top) presented on the case of a chronic Island Mental Health Society, two non- University Medical Center as a leading benign sickle cell hepatopathy found profit health care providers who have provider of integrative behavioral in an adolescent male patient at each served Staten Island for over medicine for adults, children, Richmond University Medical Center. 100 years, formally merged, effective adolescents, and their families. Dr. Hura made his presentation at the January 1, 2019. Services, and programs Richmond County Medical Society operated by the mental health society Throughout the merger process, senior Past Presidents’ Dinner. A week later, will continue under the administration administration and the board of trustees Dr. Mirdula Sharma presented on a of our medical center. for both the medical center and Staten Richmond University Medical Center Island Mental Health Society worked resident-led quality improvement A private, not-for-profit mental health collaboratively to guide the process. The project. The project’s focus was services agency serving Staten Island primary goal for all involved was to ensure on improving care transitions from children with special needs and their there were no disruption in services inpatient to primary care pediatric families since 1895, the Staten Island to the mental health society’s patients settings. Dr. Sharma presented at Mental Health Society provides services and their families. We also wanted to the American Academy of Pediatrics through more than 18 programs operated ensure that the 124 year legacy of Staten National Conference and Exhibition at locations throughout the borough. Island Mental Health Society serving the (NCE) in Orlando, Florida. I want to begin by wishing everyone a community was preserved. happy and healthy start to 2019. I hope Adding the diverse children and you had time to enjoy the past holiday family programs of Staten Island Employees of the mental health society season with family and friends. May Mental Health Society to Richmond will now be part of our medical center this new year be one of promise and University Medical Center increases family and we are excited to welcome our fulfillment for you. the opportunity for us to help many new colleagues aboard. more families across our borough. I am excited to announce that Richmond Remember the Power of One—You Make University Medical Center and Staten This merger positions Richmond a Difference! RUMC Awarded Perinatal Care Re-Certification by Joint Commission Richmond University Medical Center, quality practices in place for early Patient Satisfaction: A Note of Thanks Staten Island’s only “Baby Friendly” identification of high-risk pregnancies hospital designated by the World and births. Perinatal Care Certification I wanted to let you know I was treated me to the changing room and made I would like to recognize Tami Nieroda Health Organization (WHO) and United is awarded for two-year periods. at RUMC for an endoscopy and sure I had the proper size gown. I am who went above and beyond in Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has Richmond University Medical Center colonoscopy in October. To begin overweight and felt embarrassed so the treatment of my father. When earned Perinatal Care Re-Certification first received certification two years with I was greeted with a smile at the that meant the world to me. my father’s health took a turn for from The Joint Commission. ago. information desk and then went on to the worse, she was on top of it and register for my outpatient tests. Once I was in the procedure room, seamlessly navigated the situation The certification program recognizes “This re-certification is a testament I was greeted by Lil the nurse, the to ensure that all who needed to be Joint Commission accredited hospitals, to the efforts of all of our disciplinary The receptionist was very informative anesthesiologist, another nurse, and Dr. at the patient’s bedside were there like RUMC, that are committed to team members,” said Assistant VP of and pleasant. I then went to visit Fazio. They were all kind, informative, ASAP. It is apparent that she is not achieving integrated, coordinated and Women and Children Services and with the charge nurse Geri Coscia and compassionate. After the only a skilled RN, but she has a heart of patient-centered care for mothers and Nursing Education Victoria Orleman. in endoscopy and was treated with procedures, the discharge nurse was gold with both her patients and their their newborns. “It is a true collaborative effort respect, kindness, and compassion. I efficient and showed consideration for families’ well-being in mind. Rita Doku, and monitoring aspects of perinatal which starts with the support of was nervous and Geri told me exactly my well-being. NA, is soft spoken and compassionate The medical center underwent a care critical to improving and our COO and Chief Nurse Officer what to expect and calmed my fears. and Civarani Sinnathambly, NA, was rigorous two-day onsite review maintaining the health of newborns Rosemarie Stazzone. This recognition Geri was exceptional at her job. It was I want to applaud you for leading an amazing and went the extra mile. to assess its compliance with and their mothers. The review included demonstrates to new families that obvious she went above and beyond exceptional staff and department. — Anurag G. certification standards for perinatal interviews with staff and patients, RUMC is committed to providing them her normal duties to get me through Thank you all for making the day care. The certification program uses auditing of charts and records, review with high quality care, an enhanced what I expected to be a difficult day. I of my procedures as pleasant and standards, guidelines, and The Joint of policies and procedures addressing experience, and the very best outcomes can’t thank Geri enough. She then took professionally run as possible. Commission’s perinatal care core risks to mothers’ and newborns, and for our mothers and newborns.” — Jeannine L. performance measures for managing 2 I Chronicle I January 2019 Richmond University Medical Center I 3 Breast and Women’s Center Wins Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Building Award Richmond University Medical Center was presented with a 2018 Building Award by the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. The award was for Richmond University Medical Center Honors Excellence in Interior and Interior Decorating at the new Breast and Wilhelmina Waddell for 50 Years of Service Women’s Center, located at 1161 Clove Road. It is the third consecutive year that the medical center has won a building award. Located at the corner of Victory Boulevard and Clove Road, the state-of-the-art center is under the direction of Dr. Tihesha Wilson, MD, FACS, the medical center’s new chief of breast surgery. RUMC Teams with ShopRite, Mannix Family to Bring Cheer to Needy For Wilhelmina Waddell, Richmond University Medical Center is more than just where she works, In December, ShopRite and the Mannix it has become her second home.