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2009

October 3rd is the grand opening celebration of the hospital's new $30 million wing. Despite heavy rain that day, more than 1,000 people attend the opening ceremonies and reception.

The new Emergency Department opens on October 26 at 11:01 p.m. In November, the hospital's 11th annual gala raises $300,000 to benefit the new wing.

BID-Needham's new wing, 2009
Needham Times editorial, October 7, 2009
Sign inviting public to hospital's grand opening, 2009
Invitation to grand opening, 2009 Download PDF »
Grand opening event and ribbon cutting ceremony, October 3, 2009
Stuart Bless, MD, and Perminder Dhillon, MD, celebrate at opening ceremony, October 3, 2009
Removal of old Emergency Department sign, 2009
Nurses moving closing night of the old ED, October 26, 2009
Marci Rubin, MD, helps move ED equipment, October 26, 2009
First patient in new ED - Matthew Crowell of Medfield with Dareece Santos on October 27, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham thanks the community for making the new wing possible, 2009