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University of Nebraska Medical Center Plans National Center for Health Security and Biopreparedness
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will construct the National Center for Health Security and Biopreparedness on its Omaha healthcare campus. Occupying the entire ground floor of the planned Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning, the 30,000-sf facility will provide advanced simulation suites and inpatient quarantine areas for the management of infectious diseases such as Ebola. The biocontainment training center is supported by $19.8 million in funding from the U.S.
University of Texas at Arlington Breaks Ground on Science and Engineering Innovation and Research Building
The University of Texas at Arlington broke ground in October of 2016 on the $125 million Science and Engineering Innovation and Research Building. Designed by Page and ZGF Architects to support team-based learning and discovery, the six-story, 220,000-sf facility will provide two floors of instructional space, with research activities occupying four floors and a basement level.
Johnson & Johnson Creates Center for Device Innovation at Texas Medical Center
Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJI) is creating the Center for Device Innovation at Texas Medical Center (CDI @ TMC) in Houston. Designed by Gensler, the facility will feature a 26,000-sf makerspace for the development of advanced medical devices, from initial concept through to commercialization. The center is JJI’s second collaborative R&D project at the Texas Medical Center and is slated for occupancy in July of 2017.
Houston Methodist West Hospital Expands Medical Campus
Houston Methodist West Hospital is engaged in a $177 million expansion of its medical campus near Katy in Houston. Designed by Page, the six-story, 228,000-sf facility will provide 95 patient rooms, imaging suites, 10 technology-rich operating rooms, a dedicated post-partum unit, an emergency department, and shell space. The general contractor for the project is Vaughn Construction. Completion is expected in mid-2018.
Methodist University Hospital Breaks Ground on Memphis Expansion
Methodist Health broke ground in October of 2016 on a $280 million expansion of Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Designed by HKS and Self + Tucker Architects to enhance flow and efficiency, the project includes a nine-story, 440,000-sf tower housing private patient rooms, a comprehensive cancer center, outpatient clinics, healing gardens, and the two-story Transplant Institute. General contractor Turner Construction is utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the construction of facility.