Saturday, April 19, 2025
4/19/2025
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Construction - • Address: OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group, 3401 Ludington Street, Escanaba, MI 49829 • Project Director: Kelly Jefferson, President • Contact Phone: 906-233-4203 • Contact Email: Kelly.A.Jefferson@osfhealthcare.org • Website: https://www.osfhealthcare.org/st-francis/ • Grant Funds Requested: $1,500,000 Unfortunately, oncology and hematology care are growing service areas for OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group (SFH). The number of distinct patients served in this area has increased between 3% and 11% year over year for the last 5 years. FY18 = 673; FY19 = 736; FY20 = 762; FY 21 = 864; FY22 = 740 (partial fiscal year 10/1/2022-5/18/2022, 4 months remaining). We are projecting an even higher increase in FY22, as another local healthcare provider offering oncology services in our community closed their clinic on 3/31/2022, and we have received an influx of new patients. We need additional clinic space in order to properly care for these patients. On the SFH campus there is a vacant 4,344 sf building that was formerly leased to a dialysis provider who moved to a new location in FY20. The property to be utilized for this project is located at 3501 Ludington Street in Escanaba, Michigan. The building sits adjacent to SFH, who owns the building. SFH will remodel this space and move all SFH cancer care services to this building. In addition, a 1,246 sf addition will be added to the building to accommodate the needs of this service providing a total of 5,590 sf of space. This renovation and expansion will provide our cancer care team with the space needed to provide timely access to care for our oncology and hematology patients. Additional patient space that this project will provide includes: • Increasing from 3 exam rooms to 5. • Increasing from 1 patient toilet to 3. • Increasing from 9 treatment bays to 10. • Creation of a lab draw station. • Expanded waiting room capacity. The newly designed space will be laid out in a circular fashion preventing overlapping patient flow with patient restrooms at both sides of the clinic. This circular design will also provide closed-loop communication ensuring the clinic runs smoothly. A private infusion room will allow for those patients in contact precautions to be properly segregated from the remaining vulnerable patient population. An exam room that doubles as a consultation room will allow for proper space for providers to have difficult conversations with their patients with their support persons present. A room that houses a bed style set up will allow for more comfortable infusions for patients and also provide an area to perform bedside procedures. Additional exam rooms will allow schedulers to maximize availability in providers’ schedules, bringing in more patients without increasing wait times due to limited exam rooms. The new space will also provide the room needed for people working in the clinic. Providers will have additional space that will give them privacy for phone calls and meetings. The nurse navigator will have an office that will allow her to have private conversations with patients to support them and properly plan their care. Storage space will be created to allow for the proper storage of supplies and equipment needed to provide the best care. A break/locker room will be developed where staff can store their personal items and take necessary breaks. In addition to meeting oncology space needs, movement of the clinic will also free up much needed space in SFH’s existing medical office building for additional rural health or specialty care providers to meet the needs of our community. The interior space of the existing 4,344 sf building will be completely renovated and reconfigured, including all clinical and non-clinical areas. There will be a complete replacement of all mechanical systems. All electrical and plumbing will be upgraded. The exterior of the building will remain as is except for the new 1,246 sf addition.
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