Rome Health has been seeing more and more patients since 2019.

Its COO, Ryan Thompson, said in that time all of their services have grown by nearly 30%.

New work being done at the hospital will help serve the increased need for care.

“As you get up to modern standards, you're able to be more efficient in the care that you provide. We're designing the space so that it flows well together. Going from the pre-procedure to the procedure to post-procedure, working seamlessly for the teams, will make it so that we can care for more patients," said Thompson.

The $45.7 million project involves building a 30,000-square-foot, three-floor addition.

It will replace the hospital’s aging operating rooms and intensive care units.

“We have four operating rooms now and do procedure rooms as well as over nine ICU rooms. We're going to have the exact same when we're done, but it's all going to be up to new and modern standards," Thompson said.

This investment is a continuation of progress at Rome Health in recent years.

Thompson said this is their fourth major project in four years.

“The vision of Rome Health is to make sure that we're caring for this community and we're having the services that the community needs, and we're doing so in a sustainable way,” Thompson said.

Rome Health released a statement saying, in part, "The project is being funded through a partnership of more than $29 million in public funding and private philanthropy, including a $26 million New York State Transformation Grant and $3 million in ARPA funds from the City of Rome. With nearly $44 million raised in public funding and private philanthropy, Rome Health is only $1.5 million away from reaching its fund-raising goal for the capital campaign."