Proposed Facility Information
12 CURRENT FACILITY CHALLENGES
- 45-year old building too small to meet community needs
- Failing infrastructure, including sewage, electrical and plumbing systems
- Failing, inadequate HVAC system , energy inefficiencies
- Aging systems increase cost to maintain
- Landlocked building unable to expand to meet space or modern technology demands
- Small, shared patient rooms do not provide adequate privacy or space for caregivers, family and visitors
- Patient and public bathrooms not accessible to wheelchairs or walkers
- Not enough room for additional modern equipment in radiology, laboratory and patient service areas
- Not enough electrical capacity
- Single access via steep, narrow residential road
- Inadequate parking
- Studies show remodeling costs more than building
PROPOSED SOLUTION
- 77,000 square foot hospital facility at Chelan Apple Blossom Drive, near Wal-Mart, across from Columbia Valley Community Health construction
- Private patient rooms
- Increased outpatient capacity
- Bigger emergency room
- More space for rehabilitative therapy, laboratory and radiology
- Expanded surgery department
- Helicopter pad
- Fully ADA accessible building
- New construction and design that is cost effective to maintain
INVESTMENT
- New hospital facility costs $44 million
- If approved, $20 million to come from community bond funds over 30 years
- Home value of $300,000 taxed at estimated rate of $10 per month
- Remaining building costs funded by hospital, grants and LCCH Foundation