"The renovations are paying for themselves,"Ullman said.

But, Zuromskis said, "that's a little bitsimplistic. The money has to come from somewhere."

Rosenthal launched the planning team in thesummer of 1992, and Harvard approved funding inthe spring of 1993.

The Medical Records Department and theadministrative areas have been operational sinceJanuary, and the 3 East Primary Care Wing will beopen on the third floor of UHS on April 18.

UHS officials said they anticipate continuedrenovations and restructuring of the facilitiesand services.

"We hope 3 East can be used as a pilot so thatwhat works here can be spread to different areas,"said Ullman.

"It offers us an opportunity to look at how weare delivering patient care," Haley said.

"We are constantly looking at what we are doingand what we can do better," she said.

In addition to the 3 East wing, UHS also plansto open the Center for Health Education in thenear future.

"Physicians and nurse practitioners will beable to access health educationinformation...targeted to the unique needs of eachpatient," according to a UHS press release.

UHS has hired new trained health assistants toreduce physician workload