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CoxHealth broke ground on a $47.7 million expansion and renovation of Cox Walnut Lawn Hospital in Springfield, Mo., in November of 2008. The project will create the Meyer Orthopedic Center as part of an Orthopedic Center of Excellence. The $24 million orthopedic hospital will house four orthopedic surgery suites, 35 private patient rooms, a 15-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit, and a 35-bed transitional care unit. Completion is expected in February of 2010.

Jackson State University opened the Center for the Study of Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management in November of 2008. Located in Jackson, Miss., the facility will enable the Department of Homeland Security to research solutions for protecting at-risk infrastructure, improving communication, and enhancing recovery efforts in response to natural disasters.

St. Luke’s Hospital is building the $220 million Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. The hospital will be completed in late spring of 2011. The 700,000-sf project will include a patient tower and a diagnosis and treatment wing.

The University of Florida is planning to construct the $2 million Aquatic Pathobiology Laboratory in Gainesville. Funded by $1.267 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the 6,990-sf research facility will include the Aquatic Animal Health Facility, small and large animal necropsy, molecular diagnostics, aquatic animal holding, and water preparation rooms.

Cookeville Regional Medical Center completed construction of its $80 million, 228,000-sf North Patient Tower in late November of 2008. Located in Cookeville, Tenn., the six-story project began construction in fall of 2006 with occupancy slated for January of 2009. The tower features a 30-bed ICU, a 33,000-sf cancer center with a TomoTherapy unit, cardiac care, medical oncology, post surgical care, and pediatrics. The project was built by Turner Universal of Brentwood, Tenn.