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St. Vincent’s executives tell OHS panel revised master plan cites need for more operating rooms
Summary
In an Office of Health Strategy executive session, St. Vincent’s Medical Center representatives said a 2023 revised master facility plan and supporting projections show inadequate operating-room capacity, ill‑sized ORs for modern equipment and difficulty recruiting surgeons; hospital staff said scheduling delays are largely anecdotal and not tracked as total delay times.
St. Vincent’s Medical Center executives told an Office of Health Strategy executive session that a revised 2023 master facility plan identifies a need for additional operating rooms, citing inadequate capacity, several ill‑sized ORs and concerns that outdated facilities could limit the hospital’s ability to recruit surgeons for advanced procedures.
The panel reviewed portions of the confidential submission, including the strategic facilities master plan and an exhibit table in the Certificate of Need (CON) filing. Mr. Jennings, identified in the session as the hospital’s executive leader, pointed the panel to the projection table on page…
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