Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell has signed into law a bill that will fund a $362 million project to renovate and expand the patient tower at University of Connecticut's John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn., and would create a network of hospitals to collaborate on teaching and research, according to a report by the Hartford Courant.
The bill will fund the addition of more high-revenue-generating beds at the hospital, which is currently considered too small and outdated to be financially successful, according to the report. However, before plans for the expansion plans move forward. the state must secure $100 million in funding from the federal government through a hospital grant.
The project also provides $30 million to create a network of hospitals to collaborate on teaching and research programs with UConn, according to the report.
Read the Hartford Courant's report on UConn's John Dempsey funding.
The bill will fund the addition of more high-revenue-generating beds at the hospital, which is currently considered too small and outdated to be financially successful, according to the report. However, before plans for the expansion plans move forward. the state must secure $100 million in funding from the federal government through a hospital grant.
The project also provides $30 million to create a network of hospitals to collaborate on teaching and research programs with UConn, according to the report.
Read the Hartford Courant's report on UConn's John Dempsey funding.