Renovations at BRMC

Dan Himes of Personal Touch Painting in Bradford applies joint compound to drywall seams in the future location of Bradford Regional Medical Center’s Patient Accounts Department.

(Photo Courtesy of BRMC)



A renovation and expansion of Bradford Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department that’s set to conclude in early August will not end the hospital’s improvements. In fact, officials say, this project will prompt several other internal efficiencies and exterior upgrades at the hospital.

Following the Emergency Department work that will double its size and make it more customer-friendly, the adjacent lobby inside the Interstate Parkway entrance will have glassed double doors installed as an added safety measure, says Jeff Gabel, Plant Services director.

“The Emergency Department will have the capability to lock its unit doors after 8 p.m. each evening so individuals cannot enter or exit without being accompanied by a BRMC employee,” Mr. Gabel explains.

Once this occurs, this will be the only public access after hours. The public will be notified of the access change through local media, hospital officials say.

Another interior project involves relocating BRMC’s Patient Accounts Department in September from 55 Boylston St. to the hospital. It would be in a section just inside the Interstate Parkway entrance and across from the new Emergency Department, Mr. Gabel notes. The relocated Patient Accounts Department for 12 staffers will include four private offices, a public waiting area, a cashier’s section and a common area
for billing staff.

Consolidating the Patient Accounts Department in the hospital will add operating efficiencies and make it more convenient for individuals with billing matters, Mr. Gabel says.