{"id":10037,"date":"2013-07-26T11:43:02","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=10037"},"modified":"2013-07-26T11:43:02","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T15:43:02","slug":"adirondack-health-will-cut-lake-placid-er-to-part-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2013\/07\/26\/adirondack-health-will-cut-lake-placid-er-to-part-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Adirondack Health will cut Lake Placid ER to “part-time”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adirondack Health CEO Chandler Ralph has argued that financial losses at the Lake Placid ER are unsustainable. (PHOTO: AMC)<\/p><\/div>\n

Adirondack Health announced a few minutes ago that it will begin to “transition to a part-time ER in Lake Placid.”
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During the legislative session earlier this summer, the Saranac Lake-based hospital sought permission from lawmakers in Albany to operate the ER on a part-time basis, but that legislation failed.<\/p>\n

State regulations prevent the operation of emergency rooms in New York state on a part-time basis, without special approval.<\/p>\n

Asked to clarify what this decision means for Adirondack Health, spokesman Joe Riccio responded with the foll0wing statement:<\/p>\n

“Though the effort to gain approval in the last legislative session was unsuccessful, it did open the door for a productive dialogue with the state Department of Health to pursue the part-time ER option.”<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Riccio says the hospital will wait for approval from Albany before making substantive changes at the Lake Placid facility.<\/p>\n

The ultimate goal he said is to “ensure all quality, patient safety and regulatory requirements are held to the high standard set by Adirondack Health and its staff.\u00a0 If approved, the part-time ER will operate a minimum of 12 hours per day.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The hospital has announced that an “ad hoc transition team” is being formed that will include community members to shape the changes.
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\nAdirondack Health has argued that the full-time ER was often operating without patient traffic, costing the non-profit half a million dollars a year in losses.<\/div>\n
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Some critics in the community, however, have argued that loss of a full-time emergency room would pose serious risks in an area that attracts large numbers of athletes and sports enthusiasts.<\/div>\n
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Chris Knight, from the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, will have more on this story Monday morning during the 8 O’clock Hour.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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