Continuing the discussion from STAMFORD, CT. | Stamford Core Redevelopment:
Stamford Hospital Breaks Ground On New Facility
by Anthony Buzzeo
05/14/13
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STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford Hospital officially broke ground on the construction of a new hospital Tuesday afternoon.
“Today is a major milestone in a plan that has been many years in the making,” Brian Grissler, president and CEO of the hospital said in a news release. “Our goal is to create an environment that will meet the changing needs of patients and their families, as well as our doctors and clinical staff, tomorrow, and well into the future.”
The new hospital will be constructed in a single-phase and cost about $450 million is scheduled to be completed in 2016 to replace the current buildings to accommodate for the latest technology, while delivering care in a patient-centered, environment, the release said. Some of the current buildings at the main campus date back to the turn of the last century, and even with renovations needs to evolve to better serve the hospital’s needs, the release said.
“It will be a significant transformation from the current traditional and institutional feel to a more calming, welcoming environment,” Grissler said in the release.
Mayor Michael Pavia is impressed with the plans of the new hospital describing it as more than just a medical facility, but as something that will attract businesses and people to the West Side of Stamford and benefit the ones currently there.
“This is also establishing a great magnet for the West Side,” Pavia said.
Key features of the new hospital include:
Private patient rooms and bathrooms.
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