Author: newmvhospital

"Progress." It's the word often applied to #mvhsdowntown--to the overall concept of a single healthcare center serving our community and to the remarkable public-private investment in the heart of of our area's largest city that it represents. The finished project will, indeed, represent remarkable progress for the entire community. And all along the way to… Continue reading A game-changer

In support of Mohawk Valley Health System President/CEO Darlene Stromstad’s recent “Just the Facts,” publication, we would like to address the often-repeated concern about building a hospital in Downtown Utica because of the CSX/Amtrak rail line. #mvhsdowntown’s opponents on Facebook claim that the project site is within a “federally mandated evacuation zone,” but the link… Continue reading Facts from the Federal Government

With summer drawing to a close, our community's largest-ever public-private project continues to take shape, and Mohawk Valley Health System is hosting a celebration at the site of #mvhsdowntown.  As of today, many properties in the project footprint have been secured--22 of 35 property owners have closed their respective deals--and the City of Utica is… Continue reading Celebrate progress

The July 28. 2019, Observer-Dispatch headline, "Signs of change in downtown as businesses move out," accompanied a story of midsummer progress for #mvhsdowntown. Not long ago, a mere handful of property owners had come to terms with Mohawk Valley Health System. Now, 20 of 35 have closed on their properties in the project footprint. Many… Continue reading Signs of change, progress–and a minor delay

As part of the work of our newmvhospital coalition (Genesis Group, Greater Utica Chamber, Mohawk Valley EDGE, The Community Foundation) in support of #mvhsdowntown, we occasionally share the latest from Mohawk Valley Health System President/CEO Darlene Stromstad. Here is the latest of her regular updates on the project entitled, "Just the Facts: I keep hearing… Continue reading Pediatrics part of Downtown Utica’s new regional medical center

Actually, the headline in today's Observer-Dispatch reads, "With Hospital Coming, Utica Company Moving to Bleecker Street." And that's just one of two stories in the June 20, 2019, O-D chronicling continued progress; the other headline reads: "Utica Council OKs Sale of Property in Hospital Footprint." The last line in the second story sums it all… Continue reading The Hospital is Coming