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USAMRIID Breaks Ground on Biocontainment Lab
The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) broke ground in late August of 2009 on a $680 million headquarters and biocontainment laboratory in Frederick, Md. Located at Fort Detrick, the BSL-4 facility will support research on infectious diseases and pathogens. Occupancy is expected in May of 2014. The five-story, 800,000-sf facility will house up to 952 researchers, administrators, and technicians.
MIT Develops Singapore University of Technology and Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will partner with the government of Singapore to construct the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Providing interdisciplinary technology-centered education, the $100 million project is expected to break ground in summer of 2010 and reach completion in 2013. A sister research facility, the MIT Singapore International Design Center, will be constructed on the MIT campus in Cambridge. Groundbreaking is slated for July of 2010.
Ascension Health Builds Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Ascension Health is constructing the $267 million Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Slated for completion in June of 2010 and occupancy the following October, the 561,000-sf replacement hospital will include 10 operating rooms, 11 labor and delivery suites, an intensive care unit, emergency, and diagnostic imaging facilities. The general contractor for the 286-bed project is Turner Construction.
Benefis Health System Opens Patient Tower
Benefis Health System will open its $85 million patient tower in September of 2009. Housing a heart and vascular institute, pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, a birth center, and radiology, the seven-story facility features private rooms as well as separate hallways and elevators for the public and patients. The tower is designed to maximize the patient comfort and provide the flexibility to adapt to future medical trends.
Duke University Health System Expands Durham Campus
Duke University Health System is initiating a $950 million expansion of Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. A $250 million, 267,000-sf cancer center is slated for occupancy in 2012. The seven-story facility will provide 140 exam rooms and 75 infusion stations. The $700 million Duke Medicine Pavilion will open in 2013. The eight-story, 580,000-sf patient tower will house 16 operating suites, 96 critical care beds, and 64 intermediate care beds.