York County Medicine Spring 2020 - 6

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FEATURE:

Wellspan Health Announces
Major Investment In Advanced
Specialty Care For Central Pa.

care unit as well as develop new state-of-theart surgical suites, making it one of the top
10 largest hospitals in Pennsylvania with
more than 600 beds.

neighbors choose WellSpan for their care.
This significant investment will allow us to
continue to meet the changing needs of our
community."

Operating Suites Expansion

Expansion project at WellSpan York
Hospital to include an eight-story surgical
and critical care tower with state-of-the-art
medical technology

"This project will build upon WellSpan
York Hospital's reputation as a regional
destination for the most advanced care for
patients with complex medical conditions,"
said John Porter, executive vice president
and chief operating officer, WellSpan
Health.

WellSpan Health announced a $255
million investment in critical and surgical
care at WellSpan York Hospital, expanding
access to advanced specialty care for complex
conditions in central Pennsylvania.

According to Steve Hovis, chair,
WellSpan Health Board of Directors,
York Countians have chosen WellSpan
York Hospital as their home for advanced
specialty care for 140 years.

The centerpiece of the project will
be the construction of a new, eight-story
surgical and critical care tower, which will
dramatically expand the hospital's intensive

"If you or your loved one is seriously
injured or sick, you're taking them to
WellSpan York Hospital," he said. "We're
honored that so many of our friends and

"In the expanded operating rooms, our
clinicians will be able to utilize state-of-theart pain management techniques that will
help to reduce the need for opioid and pain
medicine after procedures and decrease the
length of hospital stays for our patients,"
explained Porter.

he expansion project at WellSpan
York Hospital will include a new
eight-story surgical and critical
care tower and represents a $255 million
investment to expand access to advanced
specialty care. For more about the expansion,
visit WellSpan.org/YorkFuture.

The new state-of-the-art surgical suites
will be greatly expanded from their current
size to accommodate the latest robotic
surgical and advanced medical technology.
The design includes expanded anesthesia
space within the operating suites.

The project also involves expansion
of pre-and-post-operative care space for

The expansion project at
WellSpan York Hospital
will include a new eightstory surgical and critical
care tower and represents a
$255 million investment to
expand access to advanced
specialty care. For more
about the expansion, visit
WellSpan.org/YorkFuture.

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