Support Our Needs - Hospital & Patient Care
2007-08 initiatives include the acquisition of medical equipment environment upgrades:
Acquisition of State-of-the Art Equipment
- 1.5 tesla MRI for South Clinical Campus
- Dedicated CT Scanner for the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)
- Two Hyperbaric Chambers
- Immunohistochemistry Stainer
- Coagulation Analyzer
- Nuclear Medicine Gamma Cameras
- Blood Irradiator
- Lung Function Testing Equipment
Building & Renovations to Accommodate the Next Generation of Care
- Renovation of the Apheresis and Infusion Unit
- Renovation of Albany Med's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
- Creation of a Biplane Angiography Suite
- Creation of a New Endoscopy Unit
- Renovation of Inpatient Psychiatry Unit
- Expansion of Albany Med's Orthopaedics Unit
- Creation of a Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit
- Patient Room Refurbishments
- Waiting Area Refurbishments
- Operating Room Upgrades
Program Creation and Development
- Neurosciences Institute Specialty Program Funds (Alzheimer's Disease, Stroke, Movement Disorders, Neurosurgery and Epilepsy)
- Bariatric Surgery Program
Funds for Medical Staff Education
- Nursing and Allied Health Care Professional Education
- "Growing Our Own"
- Resident Training
- Advanced Practice Training
Quality Improvement
- Physician Liaison Program
- Information Technology
