LOWER PROVIDENCE, PA — Eagleville Hospital, which treats patients with substance use problems, mental health issues and other disorders, is scheduled to have a grand opening of its new patient care facility and residential building during a planned ceremony Thursday.
The hospital, which serves patients from all around southeastern Pennsylvania, has scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony to take place Thursday beginning at 12:15 p.m. at the facility, which is located at 100 Eagleville Road in the Eagleville section of Lower Providence Township.
Those expected to speak during the event include Eagleville Hospital CEO Gene Ott, Eagleville Foundation Board Chair Eileen Joseph, State Rep. Joe Webster, D-150, and Victoria Jankowski, who is a representative with the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Drug and Alcohol.
The construction of the new patient care facility and residential building were part of a $50 million project, one which got underway last January, and was briefly stalled during to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to information on the hospital's website.
The new project features three, two-story 'neighborhoods,' each with 88 beds, as part of the residential component at the facility, which originally opened back in 1909 and was designed to treat tuberculosis during its early days of operation.
"A main building in the front was built in 1927, so a lot of our facilities are very challenging," CEO Ott said in a statement on the hospital's website. "In terms of what was built 100 years ago is not really appropriate for what we're doing today to serve patients."
Ott said architects worked on the design phase for the project for two-and-a-half years, and that the hospital solicited input from patients, staff, and community members as part of the overall process.
"Everyone is excited about having a facility that actually supports the level of care we're engaging in with our patients each and every day," Ott said in his statement.
Ott noted that the entire construction cost came in at $50 million, of which $25 million would come from the hospital's own equity, with the remaining dollars coming from a construction loan.
"Working directly with our board, they were very gracious in allowing us the opportunity to use some of the investment funds through our foundation to bring this project to life," Ott stated. "We're actually financing this on our own."
According to the hospital, many of the older facilities, which dated back 70 years or more, were no longer able to meet current patient demands, and had issues with things like handicapped access and ambulation.
Construction on the project was done by W.S. Cumby, which is based in Springfield, Delaware County.
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