The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Middlesex Hospital opens renovated facility
ESSEX — Middlesex Hospital, based in Middletown, has completed upgrades to its Essex facility.
The building, at 252 Westbrook Road, was once home to the Shoreline Medical Center, which moved to 252 Flat Rock Place in Westbrook in 2014, according to a news release. The hospital’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Department and its Physical Rehabilitation Department began seeing patients at the renovated facility July 10.
“We are so excited to open this renovated facility,” Middlesex President and CEO Vincent G. Capece Jr. said in a prepared statement.
“This building will give our Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Physical Rehabilitation departments a new home. It will give them the space and resources to continue doing what they do best — caring for our community.”
The Physical Rehabilitation Department, which includes the hospital’s physical and occupational therapy programs, has several offices located throughout Middlesex County. The department’s office at 192 Westbrook Road in Essex is now closed due to the department’s move to the renovated space, the release said.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine also moved from 192 Westbrook Road. Now, Middlesex Hospital no longer has any offices located at that address.
When it renovated 252 Westbrook Road, Middlesex installed new exterior wall framing, insulation, siding and a new roof. The inside of the building was rebuilt and includes a new HVAC system, ceiling, lighting, flooring and finishes.