St. John's seeks $10M grant to expand ER as patient count rises
Photo credit: Angela Gaul | The Andrus Pavilion of St. John's Riverside Hospital on North Broadway in Yonkers (Feb. 23, 2012)
Golfers hit the links for charityFaced with the doubling of emergency room visits, St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers said Wednesday it will apply for a $10 million state grant to expand its facilities.
The emergency room at St. John's was designed to handle 25,000 patients annually, but the ER is on pace to treat 38,600 patients this year. Hospital officials project that number will increase to 50,000 or more in the...
