Rendering courtesy of Norman Rosenfeld Architects LLC
Lower Manhattan's only full-service hospital, New York Downtown Hospital is in the midst of a $25 million renovation. The three-year, three-phase project adds state-of-the-art emergency facilities to better serve the hospital's 30,000 annual urgent-care cases.
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Phase one of the renovation was completed in late March 2005; 9,000 square feet of the hospital’s interior courtyard was converted into a primary urgent care area.
Phase two, completed in summer 2006, reconstructed the cafeteria, including installation of a new ceiling, wall panels, and fire sprinklers. Plumbing and lighting were also updated and the entire space was repainted.
The hospital’s new main entrance (on Gold Street ) and its canopy’s steel infrastructure also were rebuilt as part of phase two.
The hospital’s construction managers phased the construction in order to keep the hospital's medical facilities fully functioning during renovation, with the construction areas sealed off from regular operations.
New York Downtown Hospital had not undergone a major renovation since the 1970s, during which time the population of Lower Manhattan has boomed -- necessitating expanded hospital facilities and services. The need for expansion was underscored on September 11, 2001, when the hospital treated record numbers of emergency patients.
The hospital renovation is an example of a successful Lower Manhattan public fundraising campaign -- topped off by a $5 million gift from the Lehman Brothers Foundation. Other local supporters, each of whom have contributed $1 million or more to the project, include the New York Stock Exchange, the Starr Foundation, the Bank of New York, and JP Morgan Chase. Federal and New York City governments also contributed.
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