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Better fit for disabled sought for Greenview Hospital
Greenview Regional Hospital will see work begin soon on each of its patient floors. The goal is to bring every aspect of the hospital into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some of the standards came into play after the hospital was constructed, according to Alan Palmer, marketing director for the hospital.“We will be making sure all the bathrooms have grab handles and we will be adding and altering some of our signage, making sure it has Braille and looking at other items,” Palmer said. “It is a standard upgrading of the items in our patient areas.“We’ve been around since 1972 and (standards) have changed since then,” he said. “We have made some progress, but this is a top-to-bottom overhaul to make sure everything is in compliance with current federal guidelines.”The hospital has 211 beds, and now it is more important than ever to make sure it can handle aging and possibly less able patients.“We are seeing more and more of the (older) baby boomers and a large influx of the aging population,” he said.Palmer said the updates are something HCA is doing corporate-wide and it is a particularly good time to make the changes here because of the age of the Bowling Green facility.Batten & Shaw Inc. of Nashville is undertaking many of the projects for HCA, according to Mert Paris, diversity coordinator for the company.Paris estimates the work will cost between $1 million and $1.5 million, but he won’t know for sure until all the bids come in from subcontractors next month.Twenty-six subcontractors from across the state and northern Tennessee showed up last week at a meeting in Bowling Green to find out about the project, Paris said.“We are looking to get started on the work at the middle to the end of August,” he said.Paris expects the work will take six months or so, but much will depend on the patient census.“This is a hospital and you have to respect it as such,” he said.Work can only occur in the rooms as they are empty, so that probably will mean a lot of jumping around in the hospital. Work hours also will have to be altered to fit patient needs on particular floors.“A lot of variables come into play,” Paris said.Still, Palmer said he expects there to be very little disruption in hospital operations while the renovations are going on.
Bowling Green Daily News – Jul 22, 2008 4:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Bowling Green
Greenview Regional Hospital will see work begin soon on each of its patient floors. The goal is to bring every aspect of the hospital into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some of the standards came into play after the hospital was constructed, according to Alan Palmer, marketing director for the hospital.“We will be making sure all the bathrooms have grab handles and we will be adding and altering some of our signage, making sure it has Braille and looking at other items,” Palmer said. “It is a standard upgrading of the items in our patient areas.“We’ve been around since 1972 and (standards) have changed since then,” he said. “We have made some progress, but this is a top-to-bottom overhaul to make sure everything is in compliance with current federal guidelines.”The hospital has 211 beds, and now it is more important than ever to make sure it can handle aging and possibly less able patients.“We are seeing more and more of the (older) baby boomers and a large influx of the aging population,” he said.Palmer said the updates are something HCA is doing corporate-wide and it is a particularly good time to make the changes here because of the age of the Bowling Green facility.Batten & Shaw Inc. of Nashville is undertaking many of the projects for HCA, according to Mert Paris, diversity coordinator for the company.Paris estimates the work will cost between $1 million and $1.5 million, but he won’t know for sure until all the bids come in from subcontractors next month.Twenty-six subcontractors from across the state and northern Tennessee showed up last week at a meeting in Bowling Green to find out about the project, Paris said.“We are looking to get started on the work at the middle to the end of August,” he said.Paris expects the work will take six months or so, but much will depend on the patient census.“This is a hospital and you have to respect it as such,” he said.Work can only occur in the rooms as they are empty, so that probably will mean a lot of jumping around in the hospital. Work hours also will have to be altered to fit patient needs on particular floors.“A lot of variables come into play,” Paris said.Still, Palmer said he expects there to be very little disruption in hospital operations while the renovations are going on.
Bowling Green Daily News – Jul 22, 2008 4:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Bowling Green
HCA attorney says RGH can apply for cardiac care
Raleigh General Hospital is eligible to apply for angioplasty service since the “one-hour rule” of proximity considers prep time for a patient before the trip is made to Charleston, says the legal counsel for the West Virginia Health Care Authority.
The Register-Herald – Jul 22, 2008 03:58 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: West Virginia: Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
Raleigh General Hospital is eligible to apply for angioplasty service since the “one-hour rule” of proximity considers prep time for a patient before the trip is made to Charleston, says the legal counsel for the West Virginia Health Care Authority.
The Register-Herald – Jul 22, 2008 03:58 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: West Virginia: Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
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