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April 14, 2008

Update: Bradley Hospital kicks off modernization project

EAST PROVIDENCE -- A groundbreaking ceremony today at the state's only hospital focused on children with psychiatric and emotional illnesses was part formality and part new business.

Work on the first phase of Bradley Hospital's expanded and modernized facilities has already begun, but today's groundbreaking ceremony was also a forum to announce the public phase of a massive campaign seeking to raise $7.5 million.

President and CEO Dan Wall said in a statement, "Today, with the groundbreaking of this $31.1 million modernization project, the hospital makes sure it stays on the forefront of this most important battle for our nation's children."

The first phase of the project is the construction of a new facility will replace the dorm-like, 77-year-old structure with a 60-bed, state-of-the-art building that offers individual rooms for each patient.

The building process has been a novel one in the state, with officials adding innovative features –– smash-proof windows, for instance –– to keep children safe and comfortable.

The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust today announced a $750,000 gift to fund a sensory, speech and occupational therapy clinic. Since the project received approval in July 2007 more than $3.5 million has been donated from Hasbro, Inc., the Champlin Foundations, and trustees Stanley and Martha Livingston, among others.

This phase of the hospital's expansion is expected to be completed by fall 2009.

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