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New York-based developer to buy 2 downtown buildings from Bristol Hospital, provide housing, job placement services for veterans

Bristol Press - Friday, November 8, 2019
By Justin Muszynski

BRISTOL - Bristol Hospital has agreed to sell two downtown buildings to a New York-based development company that will provide temporary housing and job placement services to veterans.

“It’s exciting to do something more for veterans,” Bristol Hospital President and CEO Kurt Barwis said, adding that hospital officials have talked extensively about what more could be done for veterans in the area.

Barwis said hospital officials are “still on the fence” about whether they want to invest and partner with Lockwood Development Partners, LLC., which has agreed to buy the Funck Building, at 238 Main St., and the Eagle Building, at 222 Main St., for just over $1 million.

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Newest medical director at Bristol Hospital brings experience, veteran savvy

Bristol Press - Friday, November 8, 2019
By Justin Muszynski

BRISTOL - Bristol Hospital’s newest medical director brings with him over 25 years of experience in the healthcare field and 11 years in the Army Special Forces.

“We’re just thrilled to have him on the team,” Kurt Barwis, president and CEO of Bristol Hospital, said of Dr. Jeffrey Meter, a Connecticut native.

Meter took over as the hospital’s Medical Director and Chair of Surgical Services in October.

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Nov 09, 2019

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Bristol Hospital moves ahead with $15M emergency-room overhaul

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Aug 14, 2019

Bristol Hospital Behavioral Unit | Bristol Health News

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