Groundbreaking

Phases of Construction

The first phase of the Bradley Hospital revitalization project involves the construction of a new, 2-story building on the lower part of campus. It will provide three times more square feet of inpatient space, including 60 private rooms that will be relocated from existing semi-private rooms in the 77-year-old main Laufer building. The inpatient unit will accommodate 15 children with developmental disabilities, 30 adolescents and 15 young children. All inpatient rooms will be located in clusters of small, quiet pods – a design that provides patients and their families with some privacy, enables staff to closely monitor and quickly respond to patients, and allows the hospital to be more flexible when admitting patients.

The next phase will focus on renovating the vacated space in the Laufer building in order to enhance and expand Bradley Hospital’s outpatient and partial-hospitalization programs for children and adolescents, including SafeQuest, an intensive after-school program for teens at risk for self-harm who may also be suffering from significant mood or anxiety disorders. The newly renovated space will also allow for increased cutting-edge research initiatives right on the hospital’s campus.

During the project’s final phase, the Children’s Residential and Family Treatment (CRAFT) program – a residential program for children ages 4 to 12 who do not require inpatient care but cannot yet live with their families – will move from the Laufer building to Swan House, an on-campus residential home scheduled for renovation. This move provides children in the CRAFT program with their own yard, as well as additional space to do their homework, visit with their families, and play. Patients currently residing in Swan House will be relocated to the new building.

“The renovations underway at Bradley Hospital will solidify its place as one of the leading children’s mental health treatment, education and research centers in the country,” said Henry Sachs, MD, medical director, Bradley Hospital. “The field of child mental health has changed significantly since the hospital first opened its doors more than 75 years ago and we know these necessary updates will better accommodate today’s patients and enhance the top-notch care that Bradley is known for.”

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