‘An opportunity to reduce our overall footprint’
Stamford Health to relocate 270 non-clinical employees within city
In the new location, Stamford Health will occupy about 44,600 square feet, 22 percent less than its presence at 1351 Washington where it has had offices since 2006.
STAMFORD — Stamford Health, the city’s largest employer, is planning to relocate about 270 nonclinical employees within the city by the end of this year, as it reduces its office footprint.
The system plans to move those employees from downtown offices, at 1351 Washington Blvd., one mile north to 3001 Summer St. The new offices are now being built out.
In the new location, Stamford Health will occupy about 44,600 square feet, 22 percent less than its presence at 1351 Washington
where it has had offices since 2006.
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