The Bone & Joint Institute, now under construction at Hartford Hospital, will have its topping-off ceremony this afternoon. It is being billed as the most advanced orthopedic care facility in the region.
Hartford Healthcare is in the midst of a major five-year capital spending plan headlined by the $110 million bone and joint institute that will reshape Hartford Hospital’s Seymour Street campus. The capital investments, which could reach $1.2 billion, also will fund a health information technology makeover and significant expansion of Hartford Healthcare’s ambulatory care network
The five-floor institute is 130,000 square feet. It will have 10 operating rooms and 48 to 52 inpatient beds with the capability of expanding to nearly 80 beds. Diagnostic services will be offered at the institute, as well as orthopedic urgent care.
The ambulatory and medical space will consist of three floors; 35,000 total square feet; offices for orthopedics, rheumatology and neurosciences; and three ambulatory surgery rooms – with space for two additional operating rooms.
The hospital said in a statement it is pushing ahead with the project even while cutting costs in a difficult environment. It says the new institute is part of its vision to a greater audience of patients while lowering costs.
The new institute will free up space in other Hartford Hospital and Hartford Healthcare facilities. It also viewed a strong recruiting tool by the hospital to attract top physicians.
The ceremony starts at 3 p.m. with a signing of the final steel girder to be put in place. WNBA hall of famer Rebecca Lobo is among those expected to participate.
