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New York-Presbyterian/Columbia plans $53M project for 2 imaging centers
New York-Presbyterian/Columbia is seeking state approval for a $53 million project to build two radiology and imaging facilities on its Washington Heights campus.
The new sites, which will be operated by New York-Presbyterian and Columbia Radiology, are intended to reduce wait times for imaging services by adding MRI machines and PET/CT scanners.
They will replace existing facilities that are run by ColumbiaDoctors and include three MRI machines and three PET/CT scanners. New York-Presbyterian and Columbia plan to increase those numbers to six MRI machines and four PET/CT scanners.
"Currently, limited capacity forces patients to wait or to return on a different day for needed imaging services," New York-Presbyterian and Columbia wrote in a certificate-of-need application. "Expanding capacity, improving throughout through modernization and supporting same-day services will improve access and the patient experience."
The new Article 28 center and extension clinic are expected to generate an $8.5 million surplus and more than 48,000 visits in their first year, according to application materials fled with the state Public Health and Health Planning Council. Most patients are expected to be commercially insured or enrolled in Medicare.
The project will be up for a vote Tuesday by the Public Health and Health Planning Council. The council's Establishment and Project Review Committee last week recommended approval contingent on construction starting on or before Oct. 1 and the project being completed by 2024, among other conditions.
A New York-Presbyterian representative did not return a request for comment before publication.
—M.K.