Mount Sinai Hospital seeking the green light for enlargement

A Western extension of hospital Queens traction WINS in the community as State officials mull cotinue to the proposal.

Mount Sinai Hospital Queens seeks regulatory approval for a development of 113 million dollars to add 95,000 square feet to the existing facility, State officials said.

The proposal, which was filed in December, requested by an explosion of population in the region has put a premium on hospital beds, said hospital spokeswoman Shelly Felder.

Just need more space. We are very close in our emergency room Department, "Felder said the Daily News on Monday.

The hospital would not tap architect to create renderings until the request is approved by the State, he said.

Officials with the State is the Ministry of Health said some of the factors to be weighed on economic feasibility and need.

A decision could be months away, officials said.

"Going through a full review," agency spokesman Peter Constantakes said.

Local leaders said the citizen

emergency room wait time and the amount of available beds is a topic often discussed.

"The emergency room is overloaded," said Rosemary Poveromo, Chairman of the United Community citizens. "It's time to bite the bullet. It is long past time ".

Airports nearby stations, and emergency care for health issues such as asthma attacks in the region, should be added.

"Why we must go over the bridge, if we in medicine have? It is not right, "said Poveromo.

Elected officials have made their weight behind the proposal, with a coalition of nine legislators signed a letter to State health services Commisioner Nirav Shah asking him to sign on to the plan.

"The delegation of Jamaica supported the extension and we have to continue to work together to get this thing to move," said City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria, Illinois).

Aravella Simotas Assemblywoman said she saw first hand during a recent visit to the hospital how packed with patients.

"It's an incredible need in our community," said Simotas (D-Astoria, Illinois).

The Long Island City and Astoria, seeing a large influx of new residents, this trend will continue, it added.

"Astoria, Illinois and Western Queens is a community that is growing and we need a shed for storage," said Simotas.

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