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Health + Hospitals' process for submitting capital project priorities
1:08:07
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Council Member Ayala inquires about Health + Hospitals' process for submitting capital project priorities to the city administration. Dr. Katz explains that they submit a list of needs to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) annually.
- Health + Hospitals submits a list of capital needs to OMB each year
- The total estimated need for projects like Metropolitan Hospital's ED is around $16 billion
- Metropolitan Hospital is included on the list, but projects are not typically numbered or ranked
Diana Ayala
1:08:07
that's but the are you is is health and hospitals submitting a list of priority capital jobs to the administration?
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:08:17
To this to the city?
1:08:18
Yes.
Diana Ayala
1:08:18
To the city.
1:08:19
Yes.
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:08:19
Yes.
1:08:19
Absolutely.
Diana Ayala
1:08:20
So where on that list is Metropolitan if it if it even is on the We
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:08:24
do not normally number the list.
Diana Ayala
1:08:26
Okay.
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:08:26
We we provide the list.
1:08:30
And I think the estimated need strictly on the basis of projects like MET ED, which are buildings that are beyond their usefulness, is how many billion?
James Cassidy
1:08:45
I think 16 is the number.
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:08:46
16,000,000,000, which is just to say, you know, so many of our buildings are, you know, beyond the usual length of time, the elevators, the heaters, the coolers.
1:09:00
So, you know, at any given year, we submit the list to OMB of things that we need, and MED is is on it.
1:09:09
I don't know whether the I mean, what Lincoln most needs is a new outpatient building.
1:09:16
That may not be on it simply because that's sort of a new thing and most of what we go to OMB for are how do we, you know, run our existing buildings in a good way.
Diana Ayala
1:09:28
Yeah.
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:09:29
But MED is on it.
Diana Ayala
1:09:30
I mean, we find, you know, millions and lot of dollars in capital funds for so many other things.
1:09:36
I can't think of a better way to spend it than on public health.
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:09:40
Strangely, neither can I?