Montco hospital demolishes two buildings

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Bryn Mawr Hospital demolishes two buildings

LOWER MERION Bryn Mawr Hospital is in the middle of a months-long project to demolish two buildings on its campus and fill in the sites, at least temporarily, with gravel, paving and grass, a hospital official said.

Visitors to the campus can expect the work to go on through October, said Brenda DeFeo, the hospital's vice president of administration.

The buildings coming down are the Clothier Building on South Bryn Mawr Avenue and the Medical Office Building South on County Line Road.

The Clothier Building, once a residence for nurses, and the office building were built in the 1950s, DeFeo said, "and were no longer suitable for meeting the health-care needs of the community."

Hospital operations won't change due to the work, though traffic around the parking garage will. Signs will point out detours.

Officials have not announced what they will do with the sites.

"The hospital is working to finalize the campus master plan this fall, and this plan will determine how these sites will be used," spokeswoman Bridget Therriault said.

- Carolyn Davis