GEDDES, N.Y. — Work is underway on a series of facility upgrades at St. Camillus that target its roof, interior flooring, elevators, and parking-lot lighting. The organization says it will use more than $6.4 million in state-grant funding for the effort that will occur in phases over a duration of about a year and a […]
GEDDES, N.Y. — Work is underway on a series of facility upgrades at St. Camillus that target its roof, interior flooring, elevators, and parking-lot lighting.
The organization says it will use more than $6.4 million in state-grant funding for the effort that will occur in phases over a duration of about a year and a half, St. Camillus said in a recent announcement.
The nonprofit residential health-care facility is using funding from the second phase of the New York State Health Care Facility Transformation grant program.
“We are thrilled to announce that St. Camillus was recently awarded the funds to make many critical capital improvements which will directly impact operational efficiencies, functionality, safety, regulatory compliance, and support the provision of quality care and services,” Michael Schafer, president of St. Camillus, said in a statement. “On behalf of our staff, residents, patients and communities in which we serve, we greatly appreciate the support from New York State.”
Funding through the New York State Healthcare Facility Transformation grants is specifically earmarked for capital-improvement projects for the St. Camillus facility. The grant award will help support the organization’s initiative to improve the infrastructure and “enhance the homelike environment” for its residents and patients.
The projects include a new roof and new windows on building 1; resident-room furniture; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning upgrades; third-floor lounge expansion; corridor and resident-room flooring; parking-lot paving and new lighting; a dialysis den; elevator modernization; upgrades to the main entrance; walk-in cooler for the kitchen; call-bell system upgrades; fire-system upgrades; IT-system upgrades; shower-room renovations; resident-bathroom renovations; and upgrades to chapel gardens, per the announcement.
St. Camillus is located at 813 Fay Road in the town of Geddes. Its continuum of care includes skilled nursing (long-term care) and sub-acute rehabilitation. In addition, St. Camillus says it provides the only state-certified, brain-injury rehabilitation program in Central New York.