By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER After nearly a year of adjusting ideas for the future of Bradley Memorial Hospital, Hartford HealthCare (HHC) has developed a plan that will improve health care efficiency in Southington and satisfy community concerns with a new universal care unit on the Bradley campus, and a new family health care center on Queen Street. Announced on Wednesday, the $15 million investment will resolve the long community fight to “save Bradley,” and increase the number of beds available to patients. “We’ve been through a years’ worth of engaging the community,” said Lucille Janatka, president of the Hospital of Central Connecticut. “We have been looking at the needs of the community around our plans, and how to really use the Bradley campus in the best way possible.” On the Bradley campus, HHC will develop a universal care unit, with 20 beds available for observation and care in private rooms. The unit will join together the emergency room and inpatient care center, which are currently located on separate floors. Combining the two units in a state-of-the-art, fully updated facility will allow emergency patients who require additional care to be treated by “expert staff available in the same, continuous space,” said Janatka. […]
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER After nearly a year of adjusting ideas for the future of Bradley Memorial Hospital, Hartford HealthCare (HHC) has developed a plan that will improve health care efficiency in Southington and satisfy community concerns with a new universal care unit on the Bradley campus, and a new family health care center on Queen Street. Announced on Wednesday, the $15 million investment will resolve the long community fight to “save Bradley,” and increase the number of beds available to patients. “We’ve been through a years’ worth of engaging the community,” said Lucille Janatka, president of the Hospital of Central Connecticut. “We have been looking at the needs of the community around our plans, and how to really use the Bradley campus in the best way possible.” On the Bradley campus, HHC will develop a universal care unit, with 20 beds available for observation and care in private rooms. The unit will join together the emergency room and inpatient care center, which are currently located on separate floors. Combining the two units in a state-of-the-art, fully updated facility will allow emergency patients who require additional care to be treated by “expert staff available in the same, continuous space,” said Janatka. […]