![]() The plans call for apartments, geared to families, over more storefront space. In addition, Connecticut Children’s will seek a developer for a vacant lot near the new garage. The garage will have street-level storefronts, and the hospital has agreed to relocate rather than demolish four houses, three of which are considered historic. The $47 million parking garage still must be approved by the city, but this week the neighborhood backed the garage. The new wing is expected to be connected to a new, 900-space parking garage across Washington Street by a skywalk. The 195,000-square-foot expansion also will provide space for Connecticut Children’s to build on its specialized treatments for rare bone diseases, adding advanced cellular and gene therapy to provide cancer treatment for its pediatric patients. Captain America hangs from the side of the building during Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony at Connecticut Children’s. While the shovels dug into a ceremonial pile of dirt, two people outfitted as Superman and Captain America rappelled down the front of the hospital. George said she and her husband are both excited about the new tower, “especially this new NICU, the privacy, the sleep rooms, it’s really going to enhance the patient experience as it unfolds, especially for families with really sick kids.”Ĭarrying through the superhero theme, hospital employees dressed in costumes, even Captain Underpants. “Austin still has a road ahead of him with therapy due to his cerebral palsy and his long-term hospitalization, but honestly, he’s the happiest baby you’ll ever meet, which always surprises everyone, given everything that he has gone through.” “The boys are now four, and they are doing really great at pre-school,” Julie St. George credited the survival of her sons with the care they received at Connecticut Children’s. George holds Garrett 4, as they tell their story at the hospital Friday. Both were dressed in superhero costumes because the groundbreaking coincided with the hospital’s annual “Superhero Day” that recognizes the often heroic work of those in health care. George held Austin as she spoke, while Garrett clung to his father. Austin, who has cerebral palsy, was in the neonatal intensive care unit for 18 months, a stay that included surgery for liver cancer. Their twin sons, Austin and Garrett, were born at 25 weeks gestation and needed multiple surgeries.
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