R.I. Hospital set to begin $60M addition, upgrade

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital recently announced that, having been granted a certificate of need by the R.I. Department of Health, it is ready to begin a three-phase expansion project.

The first phase – to begin this month, with completion set for early 2009 – will add three floors to the new Bridge Building, which houses the emergency department, a surgical suite and a parking garage. The project will add 91,660 square feet and 110 beds, 61 of which will replace the beds now in Jane Brown South. The new units in the building will be dedicated to telemetry and cardiac care.

In phase two, the Jane Brown North building will be renovated, with private beds and a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. In phase three, the 10th floor of the main building/ Zecchino Pavilion – now home to cardiac intensive care – will be converted to general medical and surgical use.

Ultimately, the hospital will have gained 49 available beds, for a total of 657, and 61 private-room beds, for a total of 414, including private beds on all intensive-care units.

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The project is expected to cost $60 million and is being funded through investment return and current equity, the hospital said.

Shawmut Design and Construction was the winning bidder for the project.

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