GARDNER — Heywood Hospital received approval from the Public Health Council to proceed with the construction of a new surgical pavilion. The new surgical pavilion will replace the existing operating room suite designed and constructed in 1960. The pavilion will include 6 operating rooms, is right-sized to support new ceiling-mounted technologies, will improve throughput, and provide an exceptional patient experience.
Vice President of Ambulatory and Perioperative Services, Rozanna Penney CRNA who leads the project stated, “the surgical pavilion will be located on the South side of the campus, contiguous to central sterile, MRI, X-ray, patient registration and food services. The existing OR suite will be repurposed with primary use expected to be endoscopy and pain management.”
This project represents one of the largest capital investments in Heywood’s history. Accessible high quality surgical care is paramount to meet the needs of our residents. The ability to access surgical services locally often alleviates several barriers for patients and families, and was the premise to which Henry and Martha Heywood deeded Heywood Hospital in 1907.
The hospital expects to break ground early in the new year.
A member of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 134-bed acute care community-owned non-profit hospital in Gardner, providing a broad range of high quality medical, orthopedic, bariatric, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s featured Centers include the Center for Weight Loss & Bariatric Surgery. The Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center, and the Heywood Heart and Vascular Center.
Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a 134-bed acute care community-owned non-profit hospital in Gardner; Athol Hospital, a 25-bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group, with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region; and The Quabbin Retreat, our premier destination for treatment of mental health and substance misuse.
The organization includes six satellite facilities in Massachusetts: Heywood Rehabilitation Center & Heywood Urgent Care in Gardner, Winchendon Health Center & Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon, Tully Family Medicine and Walk-In Care in Athol; and West River Health Center in Orange. The organization also includes the Heywood Healthcare Charitable Foundation. For more information, visit www.heywood.org.