The culmination of nearly a decade’s worth of planning and effort, Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) reached a significant milestone with the inauguration of the Wynn Hospital at 111 Hospital Drive in Utica. The over $600 million state-of-the-art hospital opened its doors on Oct. 29, 2023, and transformed the Columbia-Lafayette neighborhood into a medical campus.
The first Community Visioning Workshop on the former St. Luke’s Hospital campus will take place from 7 to 8:30 tonight in the auditorium of New York Mills Junior/Senior High School, 1 Marauder Blvd.
After a years-long legal battle, the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, Fourth Department, ruled on Friday, Feb. 2 that the OCIDA can take ownership of the property because its intended use — a parking lot to go along with a medical office building and ambulatory surgery center — serves a public purpose.