The face of the American hospital was changing rapidly in the summer of 1897 when a group of 12 Glens Falls-area physicians began discussions regarding the establishment of a regional healthcare facility. The dawn of the new century was bringing dramatic advances in American medicine. Hospitals across the nation were chasing away death and promising life and this visionary group of physicians saw a local hospital as providing the lifeblood for an entire region. After many meetings with the newly formed hospital board of directors, a local industrialist by the name of Solomon A. Parks generously donated his home at 48 Park Street for the formal establishment of what became known as Parks Hospital. With this gift began a remarkable tradition of community support that continues on Park Street today. Businesses and individuals from across the region immediately began contributing to the hospital’s future, filling the building over the next year and a half with the equipment, supplies, furnishings and staff so critical to the institution’s success. On May 22, 1909, the name of the hospital was officially changed to Glens Falls Hospital, and hospital officials ushered in a new era of continuous professional and technological improvement. For more than 120 years, Glens Falls Hospital has served the region with quality care in a community hospital setting. On July 1, 2020, Glens Falls Hospital became an affiliate of the Albany Med Health System which includes Albany Medical Center, Columbia Memorial Hospital, Glens Falls Hospital, and Saratoga Hospital. As a comprehensive community hospital serving 5 counties and 6,000 square miles of upstate NY, Glens Falls Hospital is a healthcare safety net for the region. The C.R. Wood Cancer Center is the only comprehensive accredited cancer center in the Albany Med Health System. In 2006, the hospital was one of only 8 in New York State to participate in the Johns Hopkins Cardiovascular Patient Outcomes Research Team Elective Angioplasty Study – gaining approval to offer the life saving procedure on a non-emergency basis. The Joyce Stock Snuggery welcomes 1,000 new babies each year. The Sheridan Emergency Department – undergoing a transformative renovation and expansion – sees 45,000 patients annually. Glens Falls Hospital is also an economic engine for region – it is the largest employer between Glens Falls and the Canadian border. The hospital’s annual payroll tops $203 million, community investment is nearly $210 million, and the hospital’s total economic impact is nearly $700 million. For more information visit glensfallshospital.org. To learn more about the new Sheridan Emergency Department project, visit AnyDayAnyTimeEveryOne.org.
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