Outpatient care also increased by 31%, and acute care by 123%. Part of that increase also came from more patients getting medications through the 340B drug pricing program, which allows certain providers to offer outpatient drugs at a reduced price. A large portion of that came from ultrasound services added in the past year. In regard to increased revenue, the hospital saw some increase this year, with $282,000 in net profit as of June. There is no plan to run a bond for the construction. The hospital has a $1 million grant from the USDA on that front, Slaybaugh said, in addition to $300,000 in other grants.Ī debt capacity study commissioned from the business advisory firm Eide Bailly estimated the hospital could take on between $9 million and $12 million in debt.Įxisting operational budget, grants and donations would account for a roughly 20% down payment, Slaybaugh said. About 70% of the cost would be covered by Medicare over a period of 30 years, but the hospital would need to cover the upfront cost.Įlectrical upgrades, most of which would occur outside the existing building, are expected to cost $1 million. The estimated cost for facility upgrades and replacement was initially set at $8 million, though the cost per square foot increased from roughly $400 to $1,000 since the initial projection, Slaybaugh said. Part of the plan would also bring the Pomeroy Medical Clinic to the hospital campus. The heating, though functional, uses a boiler system pulled from an old steam ship at the time of the building’s construction. “A lot of our offices have nice jerry-rigged, taped-in vents for window ACs so that our offices aren’t 90 degrees in the summer days.” There’s three of those that are the primary cooling for the hospital building,” he said. At a Tuesday presentation in Pomeroy, Slaybaugh pointed to a photo of an old vent at the hospital. It was placed on moratorium by Labor and Industries because of inadequate electrical infrastructure, but intervention by the Washington Department of Health allowed it to stay open.Īside from electrical and space limitations, the building’s heating and cooling is outdated. That building houses the emergency room, X-ray, lab, ultrasound, and business and administrative offices. “We are the second oldest building or facility in the state of Washington.” “One of the biggest things working against us is our facility,” he said. After years of struggling to maintain financial viability, the Garfield County Hospital District is laying out a five-year plan they hope will increase revenue and ensure continued service to the community.Ī big part of those goals are replacing the main hospital facility, which was built in 1948, said Mat Slaybaugh, co-chief executive officer.
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