Although New York health officials awarded Kingston, N.Y.-based HealthAlliance a CON, the health system has yet to apply for a Hudson Valley building permit, the Daily Freeman reports.
Here's what you should know:
1. City officials have not been contacted by HealthAlliance officials to start the approval process.
2. New York health officials approved a $92 million expansion of HealthAlliance’s existing freestanding emergency room.
3. HealthAlliance CEO David Scarpino said to the paper in April, construction would start in six months.
4. A spokesperson for the hospital's parent company said the project is "on or close to schedule," and is readying documents to submit for approval.
5. A same-day surgery center and advanced endoscopy center are among the hospital's many planned facilities.