City receives nearly $2 million to fund phase 2 of demolition at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center

12/1/2010

CLEVELAND—(NOVEMBER 19, 2010)—The City of Cleveland will receive a $1,950,909 Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF) grant to complete remediation and demolition activities at the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center Campus. The Ohio Department of Development announced the award as part of its Clean Ohio Council Round 9 meeting on November 19.

The grant will be used to remove asbestos and waste, and demolish the Center Administration Building, an old research building and laundry facilities. St. Vincent Charity Medical Center has begun implementing the first phase of its campus redevelopment and hospital modernization plan.

Phase one of demolition occurred in the summer of 2010 with the demolition of the Jordan Hall, the School of Nursing and the East Administration Building. This second phase of demolition, expected to occur in the spring of 2011, will allow for an appropriate footprint to construct a new $35 million surgical pavilion. These projects are part of an overall 10-year strategic campus transformation plan that allows St. Vincent Charity Medical Center to continue to offer state-of-the-art quality health care to all who turn to us in need of healing.
 
“We are grateful to the city of Cleveland for being our champion on this project, to the Greater Cleveland community for its support and to the state of Ohio for funding this Clean Ohio application,” said Sister Judith Ann Karam, CSA, president and CEO of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center.   The grant is contingent upon State Controlling Board approval in December.