Glens Falls Hospital

Glens Falls Hospital is a 410-bed not-for-profit community hospital located in Glens Falls, New York. It serves the communities in Warren, Washington, Hamilton, Essex and northern Saratoga and Rensselaer counties. The hospital operates 28 off-campus health care facilities throughout the region.[1] The hospital is the largest employer in the region with over 3,000 employees.[2]

Glens Falls Hospital
The Northwest Tower of Glens Falls Hospital
Geography
Location100 Park Street, Glens Falls, New York, United States
Coordinates43.3064°N 73.6468°W / 43.3064; -73.6468
Organization
Care systemMedicare and Medicaid
FundingNot-for-profit
TypeCommunity
Services
StandardsJoint Commission accredited; Licensed by New York State Department of Health
Beds410
History
Opened1897
Links
Websitehttp://www.glensfallshospital.org
ListsHospitals in New York

History
The David S. and Janet R. Sheridan Emergency Care Center

The hospital was incorporated in 1897 and established at the residence of Solomon A. Parks at 48 Park Street. It came to be known as Parks Hospital. The hospital had two wards (one male, one female) consisting of 15 beds total initially. Patient treatment began in 1900. Glens Falls Hospital School of Nursing was established a few years later, although it closed in the 1930s as a result of the Great Depression. The hospital's name was officially changed to Glens Falls Hospital in 1909.[3]

The hospital has undergone several expansion projects, notably: a west wing was added in 1950; an east wing in 1962; a west tower in 1975; the Pruyn Pavilion in 1993; and the Northwest Tower in 2005.[3] In 2011, a helistop was constructed outside the Emergency Care Center to provide more efficient air transfers to other medical centers.[4] What was once city streets and residences had become part of the hospital campus, having been acquired as the region's medical needs grew.[3]

References
  1. "About GFH". Glens Falls Hospital. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  2. "GFH Fast Facts". Glens Falls Hospital. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  3. "Hospital History". Glens Falls Hospital. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  4. Thompson, Maury (February 1, 2011). "New landing pad to quicken transfers at Glens Falls Hospital". The Post-Star. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
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