The trustees of Norwood Hospital announced plans for a significant expansion that would increase the facility’s capacity from 30 beds to 75. Meeting in Holman Hall, the board revealed a proposal for a major remodeling project and the construction of a new addition estimated at $300,000.
The building committee, chaired by John E. Fox and including Phillips Dennett, Benjamin Rogers, Richard Northrop, and Dr. Arthur S. Hartwell, selected the Boston architectural firm J. William Beal & Sons to prepare the plans. The proposed design called for 13 private rooms and 36 ward beds, not including cribs in the nursery.
Under the plan, the existing hospital building would be converted into an administration center, with nurses’ quarters occupying the second and third floors. The new structure would be built 40 feet behind the current building, running parallel to it and connected by a corridor. The main addition would measure 103 feet long and 36 feet wide, with an additional wing extending 105 feet and measuring 43 feet in width.
The project represented one of the most ambitious improvements in the hospital’s history, aimed at meeting the growing medical needs of Norwood and surrounding communities.
Source: April 7, 1925 newspaper report
Discover more from Norwood Historical Society
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
One thought on “Norwood Hospital Announces Major Expansion and Remodeling Plan-This Day In Norwood History-April 7, 1925”