Allan E. Atzrott, SLCH President and CEO, Sue Sullivan, SLCH Vice President, Advancement and Government Affairs and Chris Catania, President, Subsurface Technologies, Inc.
From St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital
Nearly 180 community leaders and elected officials gathered at Newburgh’s Powelton Club Friday morning to listen to Allan E. Atzrott, the president and CEO of St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, discuss the evolution of hospital board leadership, the current state of the health care environment and urged those in attendance to share his report with the community.
“Our 10 year $125 million master facilities plan has become a reality, Azrott told the breakfast crowed, “positioning our organization for success, We’ve made major facility enhancements, embraced the transition to outpatient care and strengthened our physician recruitment effort.”
Atzrott announced the hospital’s plan to add a third cardiac catheterization lab in 2012 and its interest in expanding its infusion suite, which is at capacity despite being open just over a year. SLCH has grown its medical staff by 58 percent since 2001 and maintained focus on quality patient care by adding hotel-like amenities to inpatient units and patient waiting areas.
Atzrott focused attention on state and national health care reform, specifically the Affordable Care Act. “This is one of the most significant changes in the nation’s healthcare system since the creation of Medicare” Atzrott said. He also laid out some of the challenges the hospital faces, including the growing state deficit, unfunded pension liabilities, a two percent reduction in Medicaid payments and the driving of patients to the outpatient market.
“Despite the change in the health care landscape our focus has remained on quality and patient care,” said Atzrott, as he described the rebuilding and repurposing of SLCH and the need for an outpatient focused mission. “SLCH is focusing on the continuum of care and remains steadfast in the improvement and growth of our core services, heart, cancer, stroke, orthopedics and OB.”
Atzrott encouraged guests to continue to be engaged with the hospital from a volunteer and philanthropic perspective. “We need the community’s support now more than ever,” said Atzrott.
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