TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) - ProMedica announced Tuesday their plan for the Generations of Care project, which includes a multimillion-dollar replacement tower at Toledo Hospital.
The endeavor is the company's largest single construction project in its history.
The $350 million replacement tower will replace the nearly 90-year-old facility on North Cove Boulevard. It will be a 302-bed patient care tower 13-stories high and is scheduled to open in 2019.
It will also include larger, all private rooms with user-friendly technology for both patients and their families.
According to ProMedica, the project is a significant investment that will ensure world-class health care for future generations in northwest Ohio.
"It's a $350 million facility that will provide state-of-the-art care for our region for generations, which is why we're calling it the Generations project," said Toledo Hospital President Arturo Polizzi. "It's a long time coming."
The project will be managed by the Lathrop Company and is expected to employ more than 1,000 local construction workers.
"This project marks a momentous milestone in ProMedica's history and will transform our campus into a leading destination for high-quality care in the region," said Polizzi. "It's so much more than bricks and mortar – it's about sustaining the health and well-being for families across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan for decades to come."
Some of the key new features of the tower include:
- More time for care. Room design and floor layouts will be designed to reduce walking time by more than 50 percent. Currently, nurses walk up to three miles in a 12-hour shift.
- Better access to caregivers. All private and "smart" rooms featuring user-friendly technology which will provide patients more immediate access to nurses, dietitians and environmental services.
- Enhanced nurse and physician communication. The optimized floor and room layouts will make it easier for nurses and physicians to connect and collaborate to provide more efficient, safe and high-quality patient care.
- Keeping families connected. Staying connected to loved ones is a vital part of the recovery process. The intensive care unit rooms will be more than 50 percent larger to comfortably accommodate loved ones for overnight visits. Accessible, at-the-door parking also will reduce stress and save time for visitors.
"ProMedica is deeply devoted to our region's future, and by making this investment today, we can make sure that our children and grandchildren have access to the best possible care," said Polizzi.
In addition, Polizzi says this will provide jobs for the community for generations to come.
