Faulkner Hospital wants to add new wing, beds

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain has told the BPDA it will file plans for a 45% increase in the number of its in-patient medical-surgical beds, from the current 171 to 249, by building a new five-story wing.

The hospital will also seek city approval to add a total of 332 new parking spaces, in part by replacing one of the current parking garages with a larger one, and wants to add a new driveway onto Allendale Street, according to a letter of intent submitted today, which cites the "growing demand" for services at the hospital.

Faulkner, which opened in 1903, last added beds in 1976, the letter says.

Faulkner Hospital letter of intent (415k PDF).

Postcard from the Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Collection. Posted under this Creative Commons license.