MidState Medical Center is seeking to build a new $8.4 million, 16-bed adult medical and surgical unit to boost its inpatient space. The nonprofit Meriden-based hospital, which is part of the Hartford HealthCare system, has submitted a certificate of need application with the state Office of Health Strategy to increase its licensed bed capacity. Because of the patient volume increase, the hospital reported that it has been consistently operating at occupancy levels above the 80% industry standard. This impedes its ability to respond to unforeseen volume surges, such as the spike that came with the COVID-19 pandemic. Pending approval of its certificate of need application, MidState anticipates that the new unit would be able to open by October 2025. MidState intends to finance the project with operating capital.
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