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GHIORSI & SORRENTI INC. RETAINED TO CONDUCT
A PLANNING STUDY FOR VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER
Plans Call For New Center for Ambulatory Services
Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) in Poughkeepsie, New York has retained Ghiorsi & Sorrenti Inc. to conduct a planning study in advance of a capital campaign that will help fund a new Center for Ambulatory Services, it was announced by the New Jersey-based fund raising and public relations firm.
The Medical Center, an affiliate of Health Quest, the Mid-Hudson Valley's largest healthcare system, is making a $66 million investment in a 78,000 square-foot medical arts building featuring a state-of-the-art same-day medical/surgical procedure center, medical offices, and additional parking. Patients will have access to four state-of-the-art operating suites and a special-procedure room in the new stand-alone ambulatory facility. A dedicated 875-spot parking deck will be built adjacent to the Center to provide ease of parking for same-day ambulatory patients and their families.
The Center for Ambulatory Services is the first step in a VBMC master plan that includes life-changing and life-saving research through clinical trials, clinical training in a teaching environment, and the construction of a spacious patient tower that will incorporate a private-room model of care for patients and families.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center is a private, non-profit, 365-bed hospital that has served New York’s mid-Hudson Valley since 1887 and offers an impressive range of vital primary, secondary and tertiary medical and surgical services. The Medical Center serves as the sole provider of select specialty services, including a level-three neonatal intensive care unit that supports the highest-volume maternity center between Manhattan and Montreal; a full-service radiation treatment facility that is part of a certified comprehensive cancer care center; a dedicated pediatric unit – the only such unit in the region; a robotic surgery suite, and a comprehensive cardiothoracic surgery program supported by a top-quality, multi-faceted program of cardiac diagnostic and treatment services.
This is Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, Inc.’s second affiliation with Vassar Brothers Medical Center, having served as counsel for the organization’s last capital campaign in the late 1990’s. Headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, GSI is a leading fund raising and public relations firm, specializing in planning and conducting capital campaigns. Since 1989, Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, Inc. has partnered with hundreds of organizations in raising more than $6.6 billion with an additional $600 million in progress.
