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Industry News
Ascension Health Builds Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Ascension Health is building the $278 million Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. The 560,000-sf project began construction in April of 2008 and is slated for completion in late 2010. The 386-bed hospital is being built by Turner Universal.
Baylor Health Care Plans Dallas Cancer Center
Baylor Health Care System is planning to build a $350 million cancer center in Dallas. The 450,000-sf facility will include an outpatient cancer center which will open in 2011. A 120-bed cancer hospital will break ground in 2010 with completion expected in 2013.
Purdue University Dedicates Jischke Biomedical Engineering Building
Purdue University dedicated the $25 million Martin C. Jischke Biomedical Engineering Building in West Lafayette, Ind., on September 30, 2008. Created in partnership with the state of Indiana, the building houses the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. The four-story facility features biomedical R&D laboratories and instructional facilities. Designed to support industry partnerships with medical device and biotechnology companies, the 91,000-sf interdisciplinary project includes core labs, teaching labs, faculty offices, classrooms, and meeting space.
Kaiser Medical Center Opens in Modesto
The Kaiser Foundation opened the $430 million Modesto Medical Center in September of 2008 in Modesto, Calif. The five-story, 1.45 million-sf facility includes 112 private acute care beds and a 24-bay emergency department with chemical decontamination showers and negative-pressure isolation rooms. The facility also houses a six-room surgery unit, a birthing center, and a neonatal ICU. Sustainable design features include recyclable rubber flooring, rooftop solar panels, PVC-free carpet backing, motion-sensor lighting, and permeable paving.
Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories Opens Discovery Ridge Facility
Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories opened its $15 million pharmaceutical laboratory in Missouri University’s Discovery Ridge Research Park in Columbia, Mo., in September of 2008. The 90,000-sf facility will initially house 210 employees with the potential to house a total of 500 employees in the next four years. The expansion and renovation project has enabled consolidation of ABC’s regional operations.