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The 115,000-square-foot center includes aquatic therapy a therapeutic garden and a number of green The center is located at801 N. Broadway, near and the biotechnologhy and residential development transforming a large swath of the The therapy garden includes a labyrinth and threetherapg rooms. The aquatic therapy center occupies one floor and includeaunderwater treadmills, video systems, sensory temperature controlws and hydraulic lifts that allow the floors to be raises and lowered to accommodate patients in The building contains a number of environmentally friendlyy features, including: • Elevators that reduce energyg usage up to 50 percent; and, Energy Star-certified refrigerators, water heater and other equipment.
Kennedy Krieger receivesx 120,000 patient visits per year. Officials expecf that number to increaseto 145,000 visitse with the opening of the new outpatient Later this summer, Kennedy Krieger will debuty a 45,000-square-foot research center at 716 N. Broadway. Staff will perform clinicall research ondevelopmental disabilities.