Hartford HealthCare today is unveiling its new $150 million Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital, which opens Dec. 19.
The orthopedic center and ambulatory surgical center put all the hospital system’s orthopedic and musculoskeletal treatments under one roof. The facility has five floors and 10 operating and ambulatory surgery rooms, and an Olympic training facility.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony — with its theme, “The Innovation of Motion” — will highlight the future of orthopedic care.
The facility, with orthopedic design themes inside and out, has two distinct parts, Hartford HealthCare said.
The 130,000-square-foot hospital features an inpatient building with 48 private inpatients rooms, with capacity to expand to 60; eight operating rooms; outpatient rehabilitation and wellness areas; easy access to diagnostic and other services.
Connected via a skywalk is a 75,000-square-foot outpatient surgery center and medical facility with three outpatient surgery rooms; offices for orthopedics, rheumatology and musculoskeletal specialty care; and an auditorium for conferences that can double as a classroom with live surgical procedures and learning opportunities for staff.
The center is designed to include unique spaces for physical rehabilitation, training and education; a motion lab, a healthy eating demonstration kitchen and meeting space to accommodate a wide range of support groups and community education offerings aimed at helping keep people healthy before, during and after surgery.
“The Bone and Joint Institute is a game-changer for patients, for Hartford and for our state,” said Jeffrey Flaks, Hartford HealthCare’s president and COO. “There is nothing like it in the region, and there are only a few facilities like it anywhere in the country. It will transform care as we know it, and clearly differentiate Hartford HealthCare as the destination for orthopedic care in New England — and, we believe, beyond.”
Besides Flaks, speakers include Hartford HealthCare CEO Elliot Joseph as well as Dr. Courtland Lewis, physician-in-chief at the institute.
The speaking program and ribbon cutting, to be followed by public tours of the institute, starts at 4:30 p.m.
HBJ first reported on the new Institute in 2014.
