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ELEVATING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Vassar Brothers Medical Center, the vision of Matthew Vassar Jr., a member of the accomplished Vassar family of Poughkeepsie, opened in 1887 as Vassar Brothers Hospital. The hospital has seen many changes and innovations over its lifetime, but none more transformative than its newest project.
Vassar Brothers, operated by the nonpro t organization Health Quest, is building a new 696,000-square-foot in-patient pavilion—at $510 million, the largest construction project in Poughkeepsie to date. The pavilion is
scheduled to open in January 2019, and Health Quest expects the construction phase will add 300 jobs in 2017 and 2018.
The pavilion will help Vassar Brothers develop clinical programs and improve care at every level, signaling a new dawn for health care in Dutchess County.
“I believe this is something that our community deserves,” says Robert Friedberg, president of Health Quest. “It makes sense for us to be able to provide this type of environment for our care teams and our patients. We’re excited to bring this to fruition.”
“I was really focused on bringing quality health care to Dutchess County, so I was excited to come work at the hospital. There is a lot happening at Vassar Brothers, from starting new programs to building a new hospital. I’ve also fallen in love with the area.”
— Ann McMackin
President, Vassar Brothers Medical Center
A record $510 million project in the City of Poughkeepsie, Vassar Brothers Medical Center's new pavilion will include private rooms for all patients and an emergency and trauma center.
Comfort is paramount at the new Vassar Brothers pavilion, which will include 264 private patient rooms that are twice the size of the rooms at the existing Vassar Brothers facility. These rooms will have separate patient, clinical, and family zones.
Clinically, moving to private rooms allows Vassar Brothers to better prevent the potential spread of infectious disease. The new rooms will also allow families to participate in the plan of care.
In addition, the pavilion will feature an emergency and trauma center with 66 treatment rooms, plus 30 critical
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