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A concrete walkway replacement project in front of The Pavilion at BRMC, set to begin Tuesday, Dec. 1, will temporarily reroute Pavilion visitors to Bradford Regional Medical Center's (BRMC's) main entrance. "The project will completely replace the concrete walkway under The Pavilion's overhang," said Jeff Gabel, BRMC's Plant Services director. "I anticipate the project will take two weeks. We will replace one section at a time," he said, noting, "The new concrete will be stamped and dyed to resemble flagstone." During the replacement project, "I would ask Pavilion visitors to enter through the hospital's main entrance, located off North Bennett Street," Mr. Gabel said. The construction project also means a temporary loss of six to eight handicapped parking spaces under The Pavilion's overhang. "These handicapped parking spaces will be relocated to the island parking area located in front of the hospital's main en...

Robert W. Tahara, M.D., director of Bradford Regional Medical Center’s Peripheral Interventions and board-certified by the American Board of Surgery, gives a presentation Tuesday morning on vein and vascular procedures at the Bradford Club during the Bradford Hospital Foundation’s Community Relations Committee meeting. ( Photo courtesy of BRMC ) Due to hereditary tendencies, and particularly lifestyle practices, vein and vascular problems have become a growing issue both regionally and throughout the entire U.S. population. As local evidence, Robert W. Tahara, M.D., director of Bradford Regional Medical Center’s (BRMC)’s Peripheral Interventions, now averages 50 VNUS Closure procedures and another 15-20 peripheral arterial surgeries/interventions each month. His growing volume of vein procedures is considered among the highest percentile in the country for a single surgeon. Dr. Tahara, who heads BRMC’s new Allegheny Vein & Vascular, gave a presentation Tuesday morning at the Bradfo...

By George Nianiatus Senior Writer, Communications Department Because of the ever-increasing amount of state-of-the-art vein, vascular and endovascular surgery being performed at Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC), the hospital has designated Allegheny Vein & Vascular as its latest Center of Excellence. Allegheny Vein & Vascular, located on the third floor of BRMC’s Outpatient Services Center, is led by Robert W. Tahara, M.D., board-certified by the American Board of Surgery, who has become an innovations leader in vein and vascular surgery. “For the past six years, Dr. Tahara has been bringing revolutionary procedures such as arterial stenting, endovasular aneurysm repair, and most recently the VNUS Closure procedure to this region. These are surgical procedures that are normally available only in metropolitan areas,” says BRMC President/CEO George E. Leonhardt. “Dr. Tahara has developed an unparalleled expertise and reputation in vascular surgery both throughout the regio...