Northern Light Mercy Hospital nears finish on $75M expansion, consolidation in Portland
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A rendering shows the new outpatient specialty and surgery center, now finishing construction at Northern Light Mercy Hospital's Fore River Parkway campus.
Years in the making, the final consolidation of Northern Light Mercy Hospital’s two Portland campuses, with a total capacity of 230 beds, is about to start.
Among the results of the $75 million project — a new, 35,000-square-foot outpatient specialty and surgery center, set to open its doors Oct. 4 at 155 Fore River Parkway, next to two existing Mercy buildings.
Outpatient surgery suites will move to the new building by Nov. 1, according to a schedule released Friday by Northern Light Health. Mercy is also now moving medical facilities from its 78-year-old hospital at 144 State St. to an expanded clinical office building at 195 Fore River Parkway. Move-in is expected to continue into November.
In December, the consolidation wraps up when the Mercy emergency care department moves from the State Street building to the existing hospital at 175 Fore River Parkway. The new emergency facility will have dedicated parking and sheltered drop-off areas, improving safety and convenience, according to Northern Light Health.
Mercy Hospital, founded by the Catholic church in 1918 on Congress Street, has occupied the seven-story facility on State Street since 1943. In 2008, the hospital added the acute-care site at 175 Fore River Parkway and in 2017 made plans to consolidate all services onto that campus.
The build-out has been partially funded by a $20 million capital campaign and undisclosed proceeds from the sale of the State Street building to NewHeight Redfern, a joint venture between local development firms NewHeight Group and Redfern Properties.
On Aug. 24, the developers received final approval from the Portland Planning Board to renovate and convert the building into 165 apartments. NewHeight Redfern expects to begin that work in the first quarter of 2022.
On its website Friday, Northern Light Health explained the purpose of the consolidation.
“This consolidation enhances patient access to more of our medical services in one convenient campus setting. It also allows us to build on our community-focused mission through cutting-edge technology, a nurturing and caring environment, high quality care, and personalized services for a range of medical needs.”
Northern Light Health, the state’s second-largest health care system, acquired Mercy Hospital in 2013.
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