KANSAS CITY, KAN. ? KU Med will add a sixth floor to its hospital building in response to an influx of patients, officials announced Wednesday.
The new floor will house additional intensive care and medical/surgical beds. The expansion also will more than double the size of the hospital’s Cancer Center to include a centralized location for treatment of breast cancer.
“This is to address our increased demand,” said Irene Cumming, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer.
KU Med’s inpatient discharges have increased 18 percent in the past two years, officials said.
Construction on the sixth floor will begin this summer, with completion scheduled for summer 2003. The floor will have 58,500 square feet and cost about $16 million to build. The hospital currently has about 850,000 square feet.
The floor will have 23 medical/surgical unit beds and 15 ICU beds. KU Med now has about 440 total beds.
The new floor also will include a relocated helicopter pad for easier access for air ambulances.
The Cancer Center will be expanded from 10,500 square feet to 23,500 square feet. The center has seen double-digit growth in the number of patients it serves in recent years, officials said.
The breast cancer center will have imaging technology, treatment areas and examination rooms in one location.
“It’s not a new service, just a new convenience,” Cumming said.
Some administrative offices will be relocated to make room for the cancer expansion, which will cost about $5 million and be completed in spring 2003.
Both projects will be financed from operating revenue, KU Med officials said.
“That’s reflective of the strong financial performance that we’ve had,” Cumming said.
KU Med quit receiving state funding in 1998, when the hospital’s governance was reorganized. The hospital is separate from Kansas University Medical Center, which is the medical school operated by KU.
Cumming said the hospital staff was beginning to consider options for expanding KU Med’s cardiac care unit. One possibility is building a separate heart hospital. Cumming said no timeline had been set on that decision.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. ? KU Med will add a sixth floor to its hospital building in response to an influx of patients, officials announced Wednesday.
The new floor will house additional intensive care and medical/surgical beds. The expansion also will more than double the size of the hospital’s Cancer Center to include a centralized location for treatment of breast cancer.
“This is to address our increased demand,” said Irene Cumming, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer.
KU Med’s inpatient discharges have increased 18 percent in the past two years, officials said.
Construction on the sixth floor will begin this summer, with completion scheduled for summer 2003. The floor will have 58,500 square feet and cost about $16 million to build. The hospital currently has about 850,000 square feet.
The floor will have 23 medical/surgical unit beds and 15 ICU beds. KU Med now has about 440 total beds.
The new floor also will include a relocated helicopter pad for easier access for air ambulances.
The Cancer Center will be expanded from 10,500 square feet to 23,500 square feet. The center has seen double-digit growth in the number of patients it serves in recent years, officials said.
The breast cancer center will have imaging technology, treatment areas and examination rooms in one location.
“It’s not a new service, just a new convenience,” Cumming said.
Some administrative offices will be relocated to make room for the cancer expansion, which will cost about $5 million and be completed in spring 2003.
Both projects will be financed from operating revenue, KU Med officials said.
“That’s reflective of the strong financial performance that we’ve had,” Cumming said.
KU Med quit receiving state funding in 1998, when the hospital’s governance was reorganized. The hospital is separate from Kansas University Medical Center, which is the medical school operated by KU.
Cumming said the hospital staff was beginning to consider options for expanding KU Med’s cardiac care unit. One possibility is building a separate heart hospital. Cumming said no timeline had been set on that decision.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. ? KU Med will add a sixth floor to its hospital building in response to an influx of patients, officials announced Wednesday.
The new floor will house additional intensive care and medical/surgical beds. The expansion also will more than double the size of the hospital’s Cancer Center to include a centralized location for treatment of breast cancer.
“This is to address our increased demand,” said Irene Cumming, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer.
KU Med’s inpatient discharges have increased 18 percent in the past two years, officials said.
Construction on the sixth floor will begin this summer, with completion scheduled for summer 2003. The floor will have 58,500 square feet and cost about $16 million to build. The hospital currently has about 850,000 square feet.
The floor will have 23 medical/surgical unit beds and 15 ICU beds. KU Med now has about 440 total beds.
The new floor also will include a relocated helicopter pad for easier access for air ambulances.
The Cancer Center will be expanded from 10,500 square feet to 23,500 square feet. The center has seen double-digit growth in the number of patients it serves in recent years, officials said.
The breast cancer center will have imaging technology, treatment areas and examination rooms in one location.
“It’s not a new service, just a new convenience,” Cumming said.
Some administrative offices will be relocated to make room for the cancer expansion, which will cost about $5 million and be completed in spring 2003.
Both projects will be financed from operating revenue, KU Med officials said.
“That’s reflective of the strong financial performance that we’ve had,” Cumming said.
KU Med quit receiving state funding in 1998, when the hospital’s governance was reorganized. The hospital is separate from Kansas University Medical Center, which is the medical school operated by KU.
Cumming said the hospital staff was beginning to consider options for expanding KU Med’s cardiac care unit. One possibility is building a separate heart hospital. Cumming said no timeline had been set on that decision.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. ? KU Med will add a sixth floor to its hospital building in response to an influx of patients, officials announced Wednesday.
The new floor will house additional intensive care and medical/surgical beds. The expansion also will more than double the size of the hospital’s Cancer Center to include a centralized location for treatment of breast cancer.
“This is to address our increased demand,” said Irene Cumming, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer.
KU Med’s inpatient discharges have increased 18 percent in the past two years, officials said.
Construction on the sixth floor will begin this summer, with completion scheduled for summer 2003. The floor will have 58,500 square feet and cost about $16 million to build. The hospital currently has about 850,000 square feet.
The floor will have 23 medical/surgical unit beds and 15 ICU beds. KU Med now has about 440 total beds.
The new floor also will include a relocated helicopter pad for easier access for air ambulances.
The Cancer Center will be expanded from 10,500 square feet to 23,500 square feet. The center has seen double-digit growth in the number of patients it serves in recent years, officials said.
The breast cancer center will have imaging technology, treatment areas and examination rooms in one location.
“It’s not a new service, just a new convenience,” Cumming said.
Some administrative offices will be relocated to make room for the cancer expansion, which will cost about $5 million and be completed in spring 2003.
Both projects will be financed from operating revenue, KU Med officials said.
“That’s reflective of the strong financial performance that we’ve had,” Cumming said.
KU Med quit receiving state funding in 1998, when the hospital’s governance was reorganized. The hospital is separate from Kansas University Medical Center, which is the medical school operated by KU.
Cumming said the hospital staff was beginning to consider options for expanding KU Med’s cardiac care unit. One possibility is building a separate heart hospital. Cumming said no timeline had been set on that decision.
