An orthopedic surgeon representing a $26.5 million outpatient surgery center proposed at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center for orthopedic procedures makes no bones that the center marks a progression in orthopedic care, not a response to Hartford HealthCare's new Bone & Joint Institute.
Melting pot. Land of opportunity. The American dream. Each of these concepts is ingrained in our nation's history and our identity. At its core, America is a nation of immigrants. For many of us, that is something to be proud of. Something to celebrate. But our nation's current immigration system and recent changes to our immigration policies simply do not reflect that.
The city's RFP to develop mostly vacant land in the Downtown North section of Hartford around Dunkin' Donuts Park consists of four different parcels (shown above). Here's what they include:
When Jeff Ravetz, president of New York-based Girona Ventures, first acquired the former Sonesta Hotel on Constitution Plaza in 2011 — with the goal of converting the building into 190 upscale apartments — he did not have a plan for the building's 5,000 square feet of street-level space.