ER Scrapped for Yale-New Haven Project

Although there have been setbacks, the Yale-New Haven Hospital Project in North Haven is moving forward. The latest development is that the plans for an emergency room have been reportedly scrapped.

The state originally vetoed the plans for the emergency room, according to the Record Journal, causing Yale to redesign. First Selectman Michael Freda focused on the additions rather than substraction when talking to the newspaper.

“In my perspective, if you look at this in terms of additions and subtractions, of course one thing we are not get-ting is the emergency room,” Freda said. “But there are many services here which weren’t in the original plans — the Smilow [cancer center] center, the inflammatory disease center, the pharmacy aspect and the IT aspect. I see four additions and just one subtraction.”

Yale's plan to operate the center on Devine Street drew harsh criticisms from Meriden mayor Michael Rohde, who argued the emergency facility would hurt business for that city's MidState hospital. 

“The point is, how many emergency beds are needed?" Rodhe asked in an article on the subject. "We’ll be over-bedded."

Ben Lasman contributed to this article.