Our overall bed plan has been designed to improve patient care and to accelerate the service growth in our strategic areas of development. In the areas of cancer, neurosurgery, cardiovascular disease, women’s health and musculoskeletal diseases, we are trying to create a better environment to care for some of the sickest patients with the most up-to-date equipment and technology.

Currently, a new Hematology/Oncology unit is under construction on Tower 4C. The unit will include 10 beds and is patterned after 4B. 4C with be hepafiltered and contain all the latest technology to bring state-of-the art care to the bedsides of our patients.

Also, a combined medical/surgical heart failure service on Tower 12, whereby a pod will be for heart failure patients, is slated to begin in the spring. Even further down the road, plans are in the infant stages to develop a new Neurosurgery ICU.

These inpatient changes and those adjustments on the ambulatory side are all meant to bring about the best care for our patients by modifying our care to better meet the needs of the patients.

Our overall bed plan has been in evolution for more than three years and is obviously continuing to evolve. We appreciate the input from key members of administration, the cooperation and insight of the department chairs and input by major clinical leaders affected by such movement in the patient Tower.

Sincerely yours,


Lawrence H. Cohn, MD
Chairman, BWPO