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University of Adelaide Opens Health and Medical Sciences Building
The University of Adelaide opened the AUD$246 million Health and Medical Science Building in February of 2017 in South Australia. Designed to promote interprofessional education, the 14-story teaching and research facility features 24 advanced simulation training suites, four floors of laboratories, three lecture halls, and a dental hospital. Accommodating 600 researchers and 1,600 students, the building provides a centralized home for the Adelaide Nursing School, the Adelaide Medical School, the Adelaide Dental School, and the School of Public Health.
Froedtert Hospital Expands Center for Advanced Care
Froedtert Hospital will begin construction in spring of 2017 on a 165,000-sf expansion of the Center for Advanced Care. Four inpatient floors will be added to the existing eight-story structure. The estimated construction cost of the expansion is $43 million. Located on the campus of Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, Froedtert Hospital is an academic medical center affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin.
Stem Cell and Umbilical Cord Center Nears Completion in Kuwait
The Sheikha Salwa Sabah Al Ahmad Stem Cell and Umbilical Cord Center is being constructed in the Sabah Medical District in Kuwait. Designed by SSH, the $26 million facility will provide research and testing laboratories, an outpatient center for adult stem cell collection, a cryolab, and storage banks for stem and cord blood cells. The three-story, 84,000-sf project will also include medical libraries, a lecture hall, and a utility building. Completion is expected in September of 2017.
Sanford Health Completes Fargo Medical Center
Sanford Health completed construction in February of 2017 on the $500 million Fargo Medical Center in North Dakota.
Biola University Constructs Center for Science, Technology and Health
Biola University is building the $63 million Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health in La Mirada, Calif. The 91,200-sf facility will provide 30 laboratories, three classrooms, faculty offices, research space, and a rooftop observatory. Housing the School of Science, Technology and Health, the center will accommodate a wide range of academic programs with an emphasis on computer science. Ground was broken on the project in February of 2016 and completion is expected in spring of 2018.