Stamford Hospital Changes Plans

The Stamford Health System Board of Directors approved a plan to build the new Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut, in one phase versus the multiphase approach previously announced. 

The single-phase plan is estimated to cost $450 million and would deliver a new hospital by Spring 2016. In comparison, the previously approved multiphase plan would span 10-15 years at a cost of $575 million. 

The architect on the project is WHR Architects, based in Houston. Construction is being handled by Skanska USA Building’s New Haven, Cconnecticut, office.

Some of the key features of the new hospital include:

• New patient care units with all private rooms and private bathrooms, as well as centralized nurses’ stations for more flexible care delivery.
• An Emergency Department with separate treatment areas for trauma, cardiac, urgent, behavioral health and pediatric patients; 50% more treatment rooms; dedicated and easily accessible parking; and individual points of entry for walk-in and ambulance arrivals.
• Significantly larger surgical suites to accommodate the latest technology.
• A new Pediatric Unit in the Whittingham Pavilion adjacent to the current Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to centralize mother-child services.
• An expansion of the ICU from 16 to 24 beds, emphasizing the hospital’s commitment to critical care and tertiary services.
• A central location for all Heart & Vascular Institute services, including Electrophysiology, Catheterization and Interventional Labs. 

The next step in the process is to receive final approval to construct both phases simultaneously from the Stamford Zoning Board.

The hospital recently conducted a successful bond offering that secured $250 million in funding for the project. The additional funding for the new hospital is expected to come from philanthropy and hospital earnings.