The area community is invited to the Ellenville Regional Hospital's groundbreaking ceremony for its new Emergency Department on Monday, August 7, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. on the hospital campus.

Earlier this year, the Hospital announced that it had received a grant in the amount of $750,000 to help fund this project from the New York State Department of Health, under its Health Care Stabilization Program. Additional funding has been provided by Senator John Bonacic, Mrs. Mildred Resnick, the Gillette and MacDonald families, and the community at-large.

The hospital will be replacing its current Emergency Department with a new, state-of-the-art Emergency Department on the west end of the campus, in the general area where the original hospital Emergency Department was located.

This the first major change to the hospital's footprint since it was constructed in the 1960's. The construction of the new Emergency Department is one more step in the hospital's renaissance in recent years. Emerging from bankruptcy, adding new services and personnel, strengthening ties with medical professionals from nearby communities, and rebuilding community confidence have been essential milestones in Ellenville Regional Hospital's rebirth. The community has been an ongoing source of support and is an integral part of this major event.

For information on how you can donate to the Emergency Department project, please call (845) 647-6400.

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