{"id":96253,"date":"2014-09-08T08:45:25","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T12:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=96253"},"modified":"2014-09-12T12:42:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:42:02","slug":"malloy-tops-off-uconn-healths-new-hospital-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2014\/09\/malloy-tops-off-uconn-healths-new-hospital-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Malloy Tops Off UConn Health\u2019s New Hospital Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The final steel beam, signed by the Governor and others, is hoisted into place on the UConn Health hospital tower, part of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative at the Farmington campus. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The final beam is hoisted into place, topping off the UConn Health hospital tower.<\/a>
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The last of the steel beams for what will be the new hospital tower at UConn Health was put in place today, marking another major milestone in the Bioscience Connecticut construction on the Farmington campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a proud day, not only for the thousands of hard-working men and women who have spent the last 18 months building this facility, but for our entire state,\u201d said Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who led a topping-off ceremony Monday. \u201cBioscience Connecticut has always been about the future, about what kinds of industries we want our state to be a leader in. The progress being made here is a brick-and-mortar example of what we can do when we pull together and make the tough decisions that will benefit our state over the long term. We are not just making investments, we are seeing results \u2013 results that over the long term will mean good-paying jobs with good benefits in an industry that is poised for growth throughout the 21st century.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Gov.<\/a>
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signs a steel beam that will become part of the structure, during a topping-out ceremony for the new hospital tower on Sept. 8, 2014. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was Malloy\u2019s vision, together with support from the Connecticut General Assembly, that led to Bioscience Connecticut<\/a>, a nearly $1 billion package of state investments in capital projects intended to make Connecticut a worldwide destination for biomedical research and health care. The hospital tower is one of the most visible of the projects, which collectively have created more than 2,600 construction jobs to date, with 81 percent of the contracts awarded to Connecticut companies, valued at $291 million.<\/p>\n

Construction of the 11-floor hospital tower is scheduled for occupancy in early 2016. It will include a 43-bed emergency department and 11 state-of-the-art operating rooms. All 169 patient rooms will be private, and large enough for family members to stay in the hospital with loved ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new hospital tower is a project that was designed, every step of the way, to improve patient care, improve efficiency and collaboration, and best meet the needs of all of our patients and their families,\u201d said Dr. Frank Torti<\/a>, UConn Health executive vice president for health affairs and medical school dean. \u201cIt will be a place of healing and hope, as well as today\u2019s best technologies and tomorrow\u2019s cures.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bioscience Connecticut projects also include construction of the eight-story UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion, scheduled to open in January, as well as renovations to UConn Health research laboratory space, a doubling of UConn\u2019s space for start-up bioscience businesses, an expansion of the UConn School of Medicine and UConn School of Dental Medicine, and a number of investments for other hospitals in central Connecticut to establish or strengthen regional collaborations.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The UConn Health outpatient building is being prepared for opening in early 2015. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis is just the beginning,\u201d said UConn President Susan Herbst. \u201cTogether with the Tech Park and Next Gen initiatives on our main campus, the University is very proud to be playing a vital role in economic development for our region.\u201d<\/p>\n

The promise of Bioscience Connecticut paved the way for the state\u2019s engagement with The Jackson Laboratory of Bar Harbor, Maine, which is building a research facility on the UConn Health campus focused on advances in genomic medicine. The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine<\/a> is scheduled to open next month.<\/p>\n

The latest construction site photos are available on the UConn Health webcam at www.bit.ly\/UCHCwebcam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Additional photos and renderings are available on the Bioscience Connecticut website at biosciencect.uchc.edu\/galleries<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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