URMC celebrates groundbreaking of Strong Expansion Project
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The University of Rochester Medical Center celebrated the groundbreaking of the expansion of Strong Memorial Hospital Friday morning.
Crews have been preparing the site for new construction for the past two years. The healthcare system says the new addition will significantly modernize the hospital.
It’s expected to add more than 200 examination and treatment stations to the emergency department and the comprehensive psychiatric emergency program, also known as CPEP.
The plan also include a new nine-story in-patient tower, including more than 100 private rooms. The expansion will more than triple the footprint of the emergency department and CPEP.
UR President Sarah Mangelsdorf held a shovel used by former President Rush Rhees to break ground on the River Campus in 1927.
Funding for the expansion includes a $50 million state grant provided by the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program and a $1 million federal grant secured as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Community Project Funding process.
The expansion is expected to be complete in 2027.